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

Noun

ruốc • (𩽖)

  1. small shrimps in the genus Acetes
  2. (Central Vietnam) shrimp paste
  3. a kind of food made from lean meat, fish or shrimp, similar to Chinese rousong; meat floss

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