"cao" meaning in Vietnamese

See cao in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [kaːw˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kaːw˧˧] [Huế], [kaːw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-cao.wav Forms: [CJK], [CJK]
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 高. Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|高}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|高}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 高 Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=高, 髙}} cao • (高, 髙), {{vi-adj|高, 髙}} cao • (高, 髙)
  1. high or tall
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: [kaːw˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [kaːw˧˧] [Huế], [kaːw˧˧] (note: Saigon) Audio: LL-Q9199 (vie)-Jessica Nguyen (Pamputt)-cao.wav
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 膏 (“fat; grease; oil”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|vi|膏}}, {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|膏|fat; grease; oil}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 膏 (“fat; grease; oil”) Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=}} cao, {{vi-noun}} cao
  1. (alternative medicine) a tonic, balm or cream made from animal flesh or bone Categories (topical): Alternative medicine Derived forms: cao hổ cốt (english: tiger bone tonic), cao lương mỹ vị (alt: 膏粱美味) (english: a luxurious delicacy; gourmet food), cao lương (alt: 膏粱) (english: sorghum; rich food), thạch cao (alt: 石膏) (english: plaster; gypsum)
    Sense id: en-cao-vi-noun-9JPchKn6 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Vietnamese terms with redundant script codes: 12 88 Topics: alternative-medicine, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/71/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-cao.wav/LL-Q9199_%28vie%29-Jessica_Nguyen_%28Pamputt%29-cao.wav.ogg"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cao"
}

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