chõ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Related to xỏ (“to thread”), through an affixed form.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɔ˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) chõ • (祖, 𡓇, 𡊲)

1. (cooking) a steam boiler (often for sticky rice); steamer

   Synonym: xửng

Derived terms

• lò chõ (爐𪨚)
• nghe hơi nồi chõ
• nồi chõ (㘨𪨚)

 

Verb

chõ • (住, 𢵻)

1. (colloquial) to face; to turn toward; to direct (one's mouth) to
2. (figurative) to butt in; to meddle; to poke one's nose into

Derived terms

• chõ mũi (“to poke one's nose into”)