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hanbok

[ han-bohk ]

noun

  1. Korean traditional dress, usually consisting of loose, tied garments such as wrapped shirts and robes, long full skirts, and trousers gathered at the ankles.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hanbok1

First recorded in 1970–75; from Korean: literally, “Korean clothing,” from Han “Korea” ( Hangul ( def ) ) + bok “clothing, clothes” (from Middle Chinese; compare Mandarin ú, Cantonese fuk )
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So 13 women and one man from the harmonica class, dressed in traditional Korean hanbok, appeared at the game and played the anthem “to an overwhelmingly positive response.”

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If Min is this desperate to escape his grandmother’s fashion business, why does he sew her an impressive jacket for her hanbok?

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That was the first time that people would hear about or learn about the hanbok, which is the Korean dress, or Korean food.

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But he wore a hanbok, the traditional Korean clothing that resembles a monk’s robe, and said the performance video drew millions of views on social media.

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Royal palaces and other tourist sites were also packed with visitors wearing the country’s colorful traditional “hanbok” flowing robes.

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