ruốc
Vietnamese
Etymology
Perhaps from Proto-Mon-Khmer *prhuək, derived from *phɔɔk ~ *pʔɔɔk (“fish-paste”); compare Khmer ប្រហុក (prɑhok, “fish-paste”), ផ្អក (phʾɑɑk, “fish-paste”), Mon ဖြံက် (hərɔk, “fish-paste”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zuək̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐuək̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹuək̚˦˥]
Noun
ruốc
- small shrimps in the genus Acetes
- (Central Vietnam) shrimp paste
- a kind of food made from lean meat, fish or shrimp, similar to Chinese rousong