giò

See also: Appendix:Variations of "gio"

Lombard

Alternative forms

• zoxo (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin iōsum, from Classical Latin deorsum.

Adverb

giò

1. down

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “deorsum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 44

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

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Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *-ɟɔː (“leg”).

Noun

(classifier cái) giò • (𨃝, 𥱰, 蓗, 𲃛)

1. leg

Derived terms

Derived terms

• nhổ giò

 

Etymology 2

Noun

(classifier cây) giò • (⿰⺼徒)

1. meat paste
2. pork sausage

Synonyms

• (pork sausage): giò lụa, chả lụa

Derived terms

• giò lụa (“Vietnamese pork sausage”)
• giò thủ (“Vietnamese pork head meat pie”)