giấy bồi

Vietnamese

Etymology

giấy (“paper”) +‎ bồi (“to reinforce with layers”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zəj˧˦ ʔɓoj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jəj˨˩˦ ʔɓoj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jəj˦˥ ʔɓoj˨˩]

Noun

giấy bồi

1. cardboard; pasteboard; card stock (firm paper, especially with multiple layers)

Synonyms

• bìa cứng, các tông