chaebol

See also: chaebŏl

English

Alternative forms

• jaebol

Etymology

Late 20th century, borrowed from Korean 재벌(財閥) (jaebeol). Compare Japanese 財閥(ざいばつ) (zaibatsu). Doublet of zaibatsu and jaebol.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃeɪbʌl/

Noun

chaebol (plural chaebols)

1. (business, sometimes derogatory) A large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate.

Translations

large, family-controlled Korean business conglomerate

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 財閥／财阀 (zh) (cáifá)

• French: chaebol (fr)
• German: Jaebeol
• Hungarian: csebol
• Japanese: 財閥 (ja) (ざいばつ, zaibatsu)
• Korean: 재벌(財閥) (ko) (jaebeol)
• Polish: czebol m
• Russian: чебо́ль (ru) m (čebólʹ)

See also

• zaibatsu
• keiretsu

French

Noun

chaebol m (plural chaebols)

1. chaebol

Spanish

Noun

chaebol m (plural chaebols)

1. chaebol