Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

lò

[lɔ˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) kiln, furnace, oven, heater

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lò nung

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

bếp lòstove, heater

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to stick out

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nhô ra

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Examples

Số là có một người đàn bà chết trôi, có mang đã 7 – 8 tháng, cái xác chết còn đang để chờ quan khám rồi mới liệm. Thì bỗng dưng thấy chỗ xác chết có máu ra lai láng; coi kỹ thì trong quần người đàn bà có đứa con trai lò ra và cố nhiên cũng đã chết.There was a drown woman who was already pregnant for 7 or 8 months; her corpse was sent to autopsy before inhumation. There they noticed that she let out a lot of blood; after checking her bottom, they discovered that her son was in mid-delivery and obviously he was also dead.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Common questions

What does “lò” mean?

(noun) kiln, furnace, oven, heater

Is “lò” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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