nướng

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See also: nương, and nường

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (North Central Vietnam) náng (no diphthongization)

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ɗaːŋʔ (to roast). Maleng daːŋ³.

Pronunciation

Verb

nướng (𪹷)

  1. (cooking) to roast or grill (usually meat or fish) directly over fire or charcoal; compare quay (to spit-roast) and rang (to roast in a pan)
    nướnggrilled fish
  2. (cooking, baking) to bake
    nướng bánha baking oven
  3. (colloquial) to be shorn of (money); to lose; to squander
  4. Short for ngủ nướng (to sleep in).

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