Korean slang profile
FAO
fao
UN food and agriculture organization
A Roman-letter abbreviation for 유엔 식량농업기구 (UN food and agriculture organization) used in the article of the time.
- Expanded form
- 유엔 식량농업기구유엔 식량농업기구 (UN food and agriculture organization)
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Apr 15, 1998
- Documented trend period
- Not verified
This is the earliest source we have verified, not the date the term was coined.
01Examples, with English translations
- Example by Julimmal
농업 관련 국제기구를 조사하며 FAO를 찾아봤다.
I looked up FAO while researching international organizations related to agriculture.
02Documented history
No history documented.
03Origin & word formation
The body of a 1998 서울신문 article pairs the Korean name “유엔 식량농업기구” with “FAO”. The first user and time have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The Korean name and abbreviation in the 1998 article were compared. The spelling of the time is recorded; the full original-language form, the institution’s current name, and first use were not separately verified.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 印尼 올 사상최대 쌀 수입/가뭄 등 영향 수확량 급감 (서울신문)Published Apr 15, 1998Original source checked Nov 15, 2026