chõ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Related to xỏ (“to thread”), through an affixed form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
(classifier cái, chiếc) chõ • (祖, 𡓇, 𡊲)
- (cooking) a steam boiler (often for sticky rice); steamer
- Synonym: xửng
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
- (colloquial) to face; to turn toward; to direct (one's mouth) to
- (figurative) to butt in; to meddle; to poke one's nose into
Derived terms edit
- chõ mũi (“to poke one's nose into”)