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TOPIK 5noun

두드러기

dudeureogi

두드러기가 · 두드러기를

hives, (allergic) rash

Example

새우를 먹고 나서 온몸에 두드러기가 났어요.

After eating shrimp, I broke out in hives all over my body.

Word parts

Native word; probably linked to 두드러지다 'to stick out', describing the raised bumps.

Good to know

Use 두드러기가 나다 'to break out in hives'.