Kimchi Definition
(slang, ethnic slur, pejorative) A Korean person.
Other Word Forms of Kimchi
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Origin of Kimchi
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Korean kimch’i possibly from an unattested Old Korean form kimch’ae kim salty (from Middle Chinese ɤəɨm) (also the source of Mandarin xián) ch’ae vegetable, greens (from Middle Chinese tshaj` bok choy)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Korean 김치 (gimchi), derived from 침채 (chimchae; 沈菜) in the late Koryo dynasty.
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