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TOPIK 3noun

고춧가루

gochutgaru [고추까루]

고춧가루가 · 고춧가루를

red pepper powder, chili flakes

Example

김치찌개에 고춧가루를 조금 더 넣었어요.

I added a little more chili powder to the kimchi stew.

Word parts

고추 'chili pepper' + 가루 'powder', joined with ㅅ.

Good to know

Pronounced [고추까루] or [고춛까루]. It's the key ingredient that makes kimchi red.