How do you say “roast” in Vietnamese?

“Roast” in Vietnamese is nướng (compare quay and rang).

Vietnamese words for “roast”

• nướngListenverb
  Hanoi [nɨəŋ˧˦] · Saigon [nɨəŋ˦˥]nướng rising

  compare quay and rang; to bake

  for “roast” meaning: To cook food by heating in an oven or over a fire without covering, resulting in a crisp, possibly even slightly charred appearance.

  • Tôi sẽ nướng một ít hạt dẻ.I'm going to roast some chestnuts.

Related Vietnamese words

• quayListenverb

  to turn; to revolve; to swivel

• rangListenverb

  to roast in a pan; compare nướng

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.