bầu sao

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Particularly: “bầu (, gourd) +‎ sao (star). Folk etymology claims the light spots resemble stars.”

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ saːw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˦˩ ʂaːw˧˧] ~ [ʔɓəw˦˩ saːw˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ ʂaːw˧˧] ~ [ʔɓəw˨˩ saːw˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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(classifier cây, trái, quả) bầu sao

  1. a mottled bottle gourd; long opo squash (a kind of gourd that tends to have light spots)