Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

ướp

[ʔɨəp̚˧˦] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to salt meat or fish with salt or nước mắm, or to further spice them up with other spices or condiments

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ngâm muối hoặc nước mắm và thêm gia vị

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

Sources & notes

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to embalm

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bao xác

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What does “ướp” mean?

(verb) to salt meat or fish with salt or nước mắm, or to further spice them up with other spices or condiments

Is “ướp” formal or informal?

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

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