🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

이중턱

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ijungteok

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Double chin/ˈdʌb.əl tʃɪn/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 이중턱을 없애기 위해 운동을 시작했다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A layer of fatty tissue under the chin that creates the appearance of a second chin.

    "He noticed the beginnings of a double chin when looking down at his phone."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the English words 'double', originating from Latin 'duplus', and 'chin', from Proto-Germanic 'kunnuz'. The compound has been used since the 17th century to describe the fold of fatty tissue below the jaw.

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