giuộc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zuək̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [juək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [juək̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 勺 (“laddle, spoon”, SV: thược).

    Noun

    (classifier cái) giuộc • (勺, 𣨧)

    1. a cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids
      Synonym: gáo

    Etymology 2

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be a derivation of sense #1”).

    Noun

    giuộc

    1. (derogatory, only in certain expressions) a gang, a group
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