lèo

Italiot Greek

Verb

lèo

to say

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

lèo • (料, 繚, 𫃼, 撩)

(nautical) string or rope used to tie a sail when unused
(by extension) a string; a chain (an interconnected series of things)

Usage notes

The nautical sense is still commonly used in technical context. Otherwise, now found only in expressions such as nói một lèo and làm một lèo.

Noun

lèo

(cooking, only in compounds) broth; stock

See also

Derived terms

nước lèo

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