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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

통조림

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tongjorim

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Canning/ˈkænɪŋ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4520 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀는 통조림 과일을 좋아합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of preserving food by sealing it in airtight containers.

    "Canning vegetables allows them to be stored for long periods without spoiling."
  2. 2

    Food that has been preserved in this manner.

    "She opened a can of peaches that she had prepared during the summer canning season."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'can', originating from Middle English 'canne' (meaning a vessel or container), which traces back to Old Germanic roots. The specific industrial and domestic process of preserving food in sealed containers developed in the early 19th century following Nicolas Appert's invention.

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