kimchi
or kim·chee
[ kim-chee ]
Origin of kimchi
1First recorded in 1895–1900; from Korean kimch'i, hypercorrection of cimch'i, earlier timchoy, from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese chén “steeped” + cày “vegetables”
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