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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 膠 (“glue”, SV: giao). Cognate with Thai กาว (gaao), Lao ກາວ (kāo), Burmese ကော် (kau), Khmer កាវ (kaaw).
Noun
keo
- glue
- dính như keo ― as sticky as glue
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
(classifier cây) keo
- acacia
Etymology 3
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
keo
- (derogatory, of a person) cheap; stingy
- Synonym: bủn xỉn
See also
Etymology 4
Noun
keo
- round (in a fight)
- Thua keo này bày keo khác. ― If you lose this round, you fight another round.