ruốc
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]Noun
[edit]- small shrimps in the genus Acetes
- (Central Vietnam) shrimp paste
- a kind of food made from lean meat, fish or shrimp, similar to Chinese rousong; meat floss
See also
[edit]Derived terms