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damgeuda[담그다]Intermediate · TOPIK IIEating & cooking

soak

Verb

  1. 1

    soak

    To put something into a liquid.

    Korean definition: 액체 속에 넣다.

    • Mother soaked the whole watermelon Father had bought in cold water.

    • Jisu completely forgot that she had left the laundry soaking in water an hour ago.

  2. 2

    make; pickle; ferment

    To mix ingredients and put them into a container when making gimchi/kimchi, wine, jang, traditional Korean pastes or sauces, salted seafood, etc., so that they ripen or are fermented.

    Korean definition: 김치, 술, 장, 젓갈 등의 음식이 익거나 발효되도록 재료를 뒤섞어 그릇에 넣어 두다.

    • On kimchi-making day, everyone in the neighborhood gathers at our house.

    • Father used to make fruit wine and drink a glass with each meal.