고초

Jeju

Etymology

Cognate with Korean 고추 (gochu, hot pepper).

Noun

고초 (gocho)

  1. hot pepper

Korean

Etymology 1

Sino-Korean word from 苦楚 (suffering, misery, sorrow).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gocho
McCune–Reischauer?koch'o
Yale Romanization?ko.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 苦楚)

  1. hardship, suffering, misery
    고초 겪다gocho-reul gyeokdato suffer hardships

Etymology 2

Sino-Korean word from (bitter) + (pepper).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gocho
McCune–Reischauer?koch'o
Yale Romanization?ko.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 苦椒)

  1. chili pepper (Capsicum annuum)

Etymology 3

Sino-Korean word from (straw, hay) + (grass, herbs).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gocho
McCune–Reischauer?koch'o
Yale Romanization?ko.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 藁草)

  1. rice stalks from which grains have been removed

Etymology 4

Sino-Korean word from 枯草 (dry or withered grass).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gocho
McCune–Reischauer?koch'o
Yale Romanization?ko.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 枯草)

  1. dry or withered grass

Etymology 5

Sino-Korean word from (old, past) + (beginning, start).

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈko̞(ː)t͡ɕʰo̞]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gocho
McCune–Reischauer?koch'o
Yale Romanization?kō.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 古初)

  1. (mythology) ancient times; the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth

Noun

고초 • (gocho)

  1. (Hamgyong dialect) Synonym of 후추 (huchu, hot pepper).

Noun

고초 • (gocho)

  1. (Jeolla dialect) Synonym of 고치 (gochi, cocoon).

Etymology 8

Sino-Korean word from 苦草, from (bitter) + (grass, herbs).

Pronunciation

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gocho
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gocho
McCune–Reischauer?koch'o
Yale Romanization?ko.cho

Noun

고초 • (gocho) (hanja 苦草)

  1. bitter herbs or vegetables
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