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jeon¹

  • /dʒʌn/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Korean 전(煎) (jeon).

noun jeon · jeons · jun

  1. A fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea I had never noticed jeon in my youth, not like I do now. Maybe because they were always there, at every party, holiday, Tuesday night dinner.

jeon²

  • /dʒʌn/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Korean 전(錢) (jeon).

noun jeon · jun

  1. alternative Alternative spelling of jun

Jeon³

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Korean 전 (jeon), derived from 全 or 田.

proper noun Jeons · Chun

  1. A surname from Korean. "That adds up really quickly," said Dylan Jeon, senior director of government relations with the National Retail Federation […] "We first heard about the issue in late August, early September," Mr Jeon said. "It's really impacting any business that deals with cash payments."

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noun a fried, filled pancake-like food eaten in Korea

한국어전 jeon
日本語ジョン jon
中文餅 /饼 bǐng
Русскийчон čon

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

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

Chicago

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

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@misc{jeon_2026,
  title = {jeon},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jeon},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}