guốc
Vietnamese
Etymology
From Middle Vietnamese guóc, a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 屐 (SV: kịch).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɣuək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɣuək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɣuək̚˦˥]
Noun
(classifier cái, chiếc) guốc (踘, 椈, 梮, 槶)
- a piece of footwear that is usually made of wood, resembles a high-heeled flip-flop
- any piece of footwear that resembles this type of footwear; a clog, geta, sabot, etc.
- a piece of high-heeled footwear, except a boot; a slingback, mule, pump, stiletto, wedge, platform, kitten heel, etc.
- (anatomy) a hoof