No. 460 in Vietnamese
sốt
"Sốt" in Vietnamese means "fever" or "sauce" depending on the context.
In a sentence
Tôi bị sốt từ hôm qua.
I have had a fever since yesterday.
Here, 'sốt' refers to the medical condition of having a fever.
Món gà này có nhiều sốt cà chua.
This chicken dish has a lot of tomato sauce.
In this sentence, 'sốt' refers to a liquid or semi-liquid food accompaniment, i.e., sauce.
Cô ấy đang sốt ruột chờ kết quả.
She is anxious waiting for the results.
'Sốt' is part of the phrase 'sốt ruột', where it conveys anxiety or worry, closely related to being impatient.
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