Korean slang profile
토마피
tomapi
A reported tomato–paprika cross
A vegetable name described by a National Institute of Korean Language source as a cross between tomato and paprika.
- Expanded form
- tomato + pimenttomato + piment
- Other spellings
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- Earliest source found
- Dec 2005
- 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
옛 농업 기사에서 토마피라는 이름을 발견했다.
I found the name 토마피 in an old agricultural article.
02Documented history
- 2005-12This source introduced “토마피” and explained its meaning.[1]
03Origin & word formation
Formed by retaining parts of “tomato + piment”. The National Institute of Korean Language’s 『2005년 신어』 lists this headword and its meaning. Who first used it and when have not been verified.
Evidence for the origin explanationMedium
The headword, components, definition, and usage on PDF page 53 (printed page 29) were directly compared. This relies on one source; the older articles quoted by the report were not directly checked. Inclusion in this collection does not establish the year the expression arose or first became popular. The plant-crossing relationship is the report’s account and has not been separately checked against agricultural research.
04Sources
Original titles and links are preserved. An English translation does not replace the original source.
- 2005년 신어 (국립국어원)Published Dec 2005Original source checked Nov 14, 2026