xâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [səw˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [səw˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [səw˧˧]

Verb

xâu • (𢴜, 𢹤, 𦄓)

to reeve; to thread
Synonym: xỏ

Noun

xâu • (𦄓)

skewer
Synonym: xiên

xâu thịt nướng ― a skewer of grilled meat
(computing, programming) a string
Synonym: chuỗi