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