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Vietnamese
Etymology
From French saucisse.
The expected form after borrowing would be *xốt-xít or *xô-xít. It is possible that the present form is from a Southern dialect with final -t > -k.
The transformation of the close-mid vowel /o/ to the close vowel /u/ is inexplicable.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier cây) xúc xích
- sausage
See also
- lạp xưởng (“lap cheong, Chinese sausage”)
- dồi (“blood sausage”)