cọ

noun

• Fan-palm

verb

• To rub
  • trâu cọ sừng vào thân cây: the buffalo rubbed its horns against the tree trunk
  • bánh xe đạp cọ chắn bùn: the bicycle wheel rubbed against the mudguard
• To scrub, to scour
  • cọ nồi: to scour pots
  • cọ nhà: to scrub one's floor, to scrub the floor of one's house