ruốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *prhuək, derived from *phɔɔk ~ *pʔɔɔk (“fish-paste”); compare Khmer ប្រហុក (prɑhok, “fish-paste”), ផ្អក (phʼɑɑk, “fish-paste”), Mon ဖြံက် (hərɔk, “fish-paste”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zuək̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐuək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹuək̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con (“Acetes shrimps, Octopus dollfusi”)) ruốc • (𩽖)

  1. kind of small shrimp in the genus Acetes
    Synonyms: moi, khuyết
  2. (Central Vietnam) shrimp paste
    Synonyms: mắm tôm, mắm ruốc
  3. (Northern Vietnam) rousong; meat floss
    Synonym: chà bông
  4. (coastal Northern Vietnam) Octopus dollfusi
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