nấu

/nəw˧˩˧/

to cook

Mẹ nấu cơm cho gia đình.

Mother cooks rice for the family.

general

To prepare food by heating or cooking it.

Anh nấu món canh gà hôm nay.

He cooked chicken soup today.

Commonly used for boiling, frying, or stewing food.

Collocations

nấu ănto cook foodnấu chínto cook thoroughlynấu lẩuto cook hot pot

In Vietnamese, 'nấu' is used for boiling or stewing, while 'nướng' means to grill or bake.

From Proto-Vietic *naːw (to cook), related to other Austroasiatic languages.

Often used with specific cooking methods (e.g., nấu lẩu for hot pot).

Từ Điển Việt Anh