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