The Vietnamese word for rice is
gạo
Translations for rice and their definitions
| Gạo | |
| 1. Proper noun. given name, female, from=vi:gạo, meaning=uncooked rice, A=a nickname informally given to children | |
| 2. n. cotton tree | |
| 3. n. dehusked, uncooked rice (non-glutinous) |
| lúa | |
| 1. n. rice (with seed still in stalk) | |
| 2. n. (central Vietnam, southern Vietnam) paddy; unhusked rice | |
| 3. n. (slang) money | |
| Tuần này hết lúa rồi, mượn gì thì để sau. - I'm broke this week, come back later if you want to borrow (some bucks). | |
| 4. adj. short for, hai lúa, , rustic; bumpkinish | |
| 5. adj. unrefined; rather plain; shabby | |
| Đúng là nhìn hơi lúa, mà vẫn bán hàng ầm ầm... - It really does look shabby, but it's still selling wildly... | |
| Chàng trai 30 tuổi nhìn hơi lúa hứa sẽ không để bạn gái chịu khổ. - The guy is thirty years old, looks rather plain, and promises not to let his | |
| 6. adj. rather cheap; low quality | |
| Kem hộp màu vàng, nhựa rẻ tiền, nhìn hơi lúa... - The cream is in a yellow pack, cheap plastic, looks rather low quality... |
| cơm | |
| 1. n. cooked non-glutinous rice | |
| 2. n. a rice meal | |
| ăn cơm - to eat rice; to have a rice meal, optionally with meat, fish, soup, among other foods | |
| 3. n. (of fruit, especially, coconuts) meat; flesh | |
| 4. adj. (of fruit) tasteless (not sour, or only slightly sweet) | |
| 5. v. (slang) to walk away with; to steal |
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