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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
Noun
(classifier con (“the shrimps”)) ruốc • (𩽖)
- small shrimps in the genus Acetes
- (Central Vietnam) shrimp paste
- (Northern Vietnam) rousong; meat floss
- Synonym: chà bông
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