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