Vietnamese

Noun

gạo

1. cotton tree

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *r-koːʔ ‎(“rice”), from Proto-Mon-Khmer *rk[aw]ʔ ‎(“husked rice”). Cognate with Khmer អង្ករ ‎(qângkâr, “uncooked, dehusked rice”). Compare Proto-Tai *C̬.qawᶜ ‎(“rice”), whence Thai ข้าว ‎(kâao), Lao ເຂົ້າ ‎(khao), Lü ᦃᧁᧉ ‎(ẋav²).

Noun

gạo

1. rice (non-glutinous)

Derived terms

• gạo lật ‎(“brown rice”)
• gạo lứt ‎(“brown rice”)
• gạo rằn ‎(“brown rice”)

See also

• cơm
• lúa
• nếp