cá lóc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˦ lawk͡p̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩˦ lawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˥ lawk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) cá lóc

(Southern Vietnam, zoology) snakehead
Synonyms: cá quả, cá chuối, cá tràu

cá lóc nướng trui ― grilled snakehead

Usage notes

Not to be confused with cá nóc.
In written Vietnamese (especially in literary contexts), as with many terms for fish, the short lóc is sometimes used instead of cá lóc.

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