giò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gio"

Lombard

Alternative forms

zoxo (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

Adverb

giò

down

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “deorsum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 3: D–F, page 44

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɔ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɔ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [jɔ˨˩]
Audio (Saigon): (file)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-ɟɔː (“leg”).

Noun

(classifier cái) giò • (𨃝, 𥱰, 蓗, 𲃛)

leg

Derived terms

nhổ giò

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây) giò • (⿰⺼徒, 𱼓)

meat paste
pork sausage

Synonyms

(pork sausage): giò lụa, chả lụa

Derived terms

giò lụa (“Vietnamese pork sausage”)
giò thủ (“Vietnamese pork head meat pie”)