ngót

See also: ngọt, ngốt, ngột, and ngớt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋɔt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋɔk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ŋɔk̚˦˥]

Verb

ngót • (𦬂)

1. (dated, usually of food) to shrink in size, especially because loss of water

   Trứng ngót ― The Fable of the "Shrinking" Eggs

Adverb

ngót

1. (dated or literary) almost

   ngót nghét 200 ― very close to 200

See also

• rau ngót