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chaebol

  • /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/ UK
  • /ˈt͡ʃeɪbɒl/ UK
  • /ˈt͡ʃeɪbəl/ UK
  • /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/ US
  • /ˈt͡ʃeɪbɑl/ US
  • /ˈt͡ʃeɪbəl/ US

Rhymes with -eɪbʌl, -eɪbɒl, -eɪbəl

Where it comes from

From the McCune-Reischauer romanization of Korean 재벌(財閥) (Jaebeol). Doublet of zaibatsu.

noun chaebols · chaebol · chaebŏl · jaebol · jaebeol

  1. A large, family-controlled, South Korean business conglomerate.

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noun large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate

Españolchaebol
한국어재벌 jaebeol
日本語財閥 zaibatsu, 財閥 cheboru
中文財閥 /财阀 cáifá
Portuguêschaebol
Françaischaebol
DeutschJaebeol
Русскийчебо́ль čebólʹ
Tiếng Việttài phiệt

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"chaebol." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chaebol. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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chaebol. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chaebol

Chicago

"chaebol." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chaebol.

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@misc{chaebol_2026,
  title = {chaebol},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chaebol},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}