ngót

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋɔt̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋɔk̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋɔk̚˦˥] === Verb === ngót • (𦬂) (dated, usually of food) to shrink in size, especially because loss of water Trứng ngót ― The Fable of the "Shrinking" Eggs === Adverb === ngót (dated or literary) almost ngót nghét 200 ― very close to 200 ==== Derived terms ====