khô

Sino-Vietnamese word from 枯.

Cognate with Tho [Cuối Chăm] kʰɔː¹.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰow˧˧] ~ [xow˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰow˧˧] ~ [xow˧˧]

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khô

1. dry (free from liquid or moisture)

   Antonym: ướt

khô

1. (food) jerky

   khô bò/heo/nai/mực ― beef/pork/venison/squid jerky

• Using this adjective as a "prefix" in jerky names is rather unusual compared to other adjectives. Alternatively, it can used as a regular adjective instead, as in bò/heo/nai/mực khô.

• phơi (“to dry in the sun”)
• sấy (“to dry in by blowing hot air”)