This is the 460th most frequent Vietnamese word.
sốt
"Sốt" in Vietnamese means "fever" or "sauce" depending on the context.
Here, 'sốt' refers to the medical condition of having a fever.
Tôi bị sốt từ hôm qua.
I have had a fever since yesterday.
In this sentence, 'sốt' refers to a liquid or semi-liquid food accompaniment, i.e., sauce.
Món gà này có nhiều sốt cà chua.
This chicken dish has a lot of tomato sauce.
'Sốt' is part of the phrase 'sốt ruột', where it conveys anxiety or worry, closely related to being impatient.