고구마가 · 고구마를
sweet potato
Example
겨울에 따뜻한 고구마를 먹으면 정말 맛있어요.
Warm sweet potatoes taste really good in winter.
Word parts
Probably from a Japanese dialect word for sweet potato, brought to Korea in the 1700s.
Good to know
Slang: a 고구마 story is frustratingly slow, like eating dry sweet potato without water.
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