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TOPIK 4noun

가래

garae

가래가 · 가래를

phlegm

Example

감기에 걸려서 기침할 때마다 가래가 나와요.

I have a cold, so phlegm comes up every time I cough.

Word parts

Homonym warning: 가래 is also a farm spade and a stick of rice cake (가래떡).

Good to know

'Phlegm comes up' is 가래가 나오다; 'to spit out phlegm' is 가래를 뱉다.