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Vietnamese
Etymology
Related to xỏ (“to thread”), through an affixed form.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) chõ • (祖, 𡓇, 𡊲)
- (cooking) a steam boiler (often for sticky rice); steamer
- Synonym: xửng
Derived terms
Verb
chõ • (住, 𢵻)
- (colloquial) to face; to turn toward; to direct (one's mouth) to
- (figurative) to butt in; to meddle; to poke one's nose into
Derived terms
- chõ mũi (“to poke one's nose into”)