gạch

See also: gach, Gach, and gách

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣajk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣat̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɣat̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Noun

(classifier cục, hòn, viên) gạch • (甓, 劇, 壉 坧, 󱌔)

  1. brick (hardened block used for building)
  2. (by extension) tile (mostly rectangular shaped sheet of ceramic or fired clay to cover surfaces)
    gạch lát nền ― floor tiles
    gạch ốp tường ― wall tiles
    gạch lát hè ― pavers
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Verb

gạch

  1. to draw a line, especially over text to delete it

Noun

gạch

  1. any punctuation mark that is a line; a hyphen, a dash, a slash, etc.

Etymology 3

Noun

gạch • (𥗌)

  1. (of crustaceans) tomalley; hepatopancreas
    gạch cua ― crab fat
    gạch tôm ― shrimp hepatopancreas
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