Etymograph

English

gochugaru

Gochugaru comes from Korean 고춧가루 ‘chili powder’.

  1. Koreanmodern고춧가루gochutgaru‘chili powder’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016gochugaru

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Koreanmodern고춧가루gochutgaru‘chili powder’
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2016gochugaru

Earliest quotation: 2016, David Tanis, Spicy Cold Noodles Offer an Antidote to Summer Heat: “But the bright red Korean red pepper flakes, gochugaru,…”

Today it means

noun A red pepper powder used in Korean cuisine.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Korean 고춧가루 / gochugaru