kèo

See also: keo, kéo, kẻo, kẹo, ke'o, Keo, and Keō

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɛw˨˩]

Etymology 1

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 橋 (SV: kiều). Doublet of cầu.

Noun

(classifier cây (“supporting structure”)) kèo • (橋)

a supporting structure in the house
(by extension, gamble) bet
(informal) appointment

See also

Derived terms

giao kèo
kèo dưới
kèo trên
lật kèo
vì kèo

Noun

kèo

Short for cá kèo (“Pseudapocryptes elongatus”).

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