gọ
Definition
- Noun:
- A small earthenware pot or cooking vessel, typically used in rural or traditional Vietnamese contexts. This term is often marked as dialectal (đph).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà ngoại nấu canh trong cái gọ. (Grandmother cooks soup in the small earthen pot.)
- Gọ thường được dùng để kho cá. (The gọ is often used to braise fish.)
Advanced Usage
- The word gọ is considered a dialectal term. Its use and recognition may be primarily regional rather than standard nationwide.
Variants and Related Words
- Nồi đất: (n) earthen pot; a more standard and general term for an earthenware cooking pot.
- Cô ấy mua một cái nồi đất mới. (She bought a new earthen pot.)
Synonyms
- Earthen pot: a pot made of baked clay.
- Crock: a small earthenware container.