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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

불거

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bul-geo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Bulgur/ˈbʊl.ɡər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"불거는 샐러드나 수프에 자주 사용되는 통곡물입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A quick-cooking whole grain made from the cracked parboiled groats of several different wheat species, most often durum wheat.

    "She prepared a refreshing Mediterranean salad using bulgur, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and plenty of parsley."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Turkish word 'bulgur', meaning parboiled wheat, with roots stretching back through Middle Eastern and Persian linguistic traditions. The term entered the English lexicon during the 19th century as culinary exchanges increased interest in Near Eastern grains. It reflects the ancient agricultural practice of parboiling, drying, and crushing wheat groats for preservation and cooking.

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