kèo

See also: keo, kéo, kẻo, kẹo, ke'o, Keo, and Keō

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 橋 (SV: kiều). Doublet of cầu.

Noun

(classifier cây (“supporting structure”)) kèo • (橋)

  1. rafter, a supporting structure in the house
  2. (by extension, gamble) bet
  3. (informal) appointment
See also
  • giao kèo
  • kèo dưới
  • kèo trên
  • lật kèo
  • vì kèo

Etymology 2

Noun

kèo

  1. short for cá kèo (“Pseudapocryptes elongatus”)
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