Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Kho (cooking technique)" in English language version.
Among the above listed verbs, only a few turn out to be loanwords. Kha "to stew in soy- or fish-sauce" could be ascribed to vt. (Vietnamese) kho.
For the uninitiated, kho is a Vietnamese cooking technique and category of dishes in which a main ingredient is simmered in a caramel sauce, seasoned with fish sauce or soy sauce and aromatics such as pepper, garlic, shallots and ginger. .
The word kha refers to a style of cooking in Cambodia in which palm sugar is caramelized into a sticky syrup, then used as the base of the dish.
Kho is a traditional Vietnamese cooking method.
