gạch
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
edit(classifier cục, hòn, viên) gạch • (甓, 劇, 壉 坧, )
- a brick (hardened block used for building)
- (by extension) a tile (mostly rectangular shaped sheet of ceramic or fired clay to cover surfaces)
- gạch lát nền ― floor tiles
- gạch ốp tường ― wall tiles
- gạch lát hè ― pavers
See also
editDerived terms
Etymology 2
editNon-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 劃 (“to strike; a stroke”, SV: hoạch).
Verb
editgạch
Noun
editgạch
- any punctuation mark that is a line; a hyphen, a dash, a slash, etc.
Etymology 3
editNoun
edit- (of crustaceans) tomalley; hepatopancreas
- gạch cua ― crab fat
- gạch tôm ― shrimp hepatopancreas