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.
Synonym: giày cao gót
(anatomy) a hoof

See also

Derived terms

guốc chẵn
guốc lẻ
móng guốc

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