Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

xâu (𢴜, 𢹤, 𦄓)

  1. to reeve; to thread
    Synonym: xỏ

Noun edit

xâu (𦄓)

  1. skewer
    Synonym: xiên
    xâu thịt nướnga skewer of grilled meat
  2. (computing, programming) a string
    Synonym: chuỗi