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gim

gim

8.4
A thin dried sheet of seaweed people eat with rice
  • noun
  • /ɡɪm/
translation icon : nori
  • She packed several sheets of gim to eat with her rice at lunch.

Examples

  • He learned to make homemade gim after visiting Seoul.

  • Korean dishes often include gim as a flavorful and healthy side.

  • I love gim!

  • Can I have some gim?

  • Korean dishes often include gim as a flavorful and healthy side.

  • She packed several sheets of gim to eat with her rice at lunch.

  • He learned to make homemade gim after visiting Seoul.

Synonyms

nori
vsgim
1 4.4

Seaweed that is dried and pressed into thin sheets used to wrap sushi or eat as a salty snack

is similar but used in Korean cooking rather than Japanese cuisine
Porphyra
vsgim
  • Specialized
8.4

A red seaweed people eat, for example as dried sheets for sushi

is the sheet product made for Korean cooking rather than a botanical genus

Surface Forms

gim singular
gims plural

Etymology

The word gim for dried seaweed comes from the Korean word gim, which means 'edible seaweed', and it is used in Korea like Japanese nori is used in Japan. That's why gim is the thin roasted seaweed you eat with rice.