hoa lơ trắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

hoa ("flower") + lơ (prob. a phonetic borrowing from French fleur) + trắng ("white"); the word is probably derived from the French chou-fleur (cauliflower; literally "flower cabbage")

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ ləː˧˧ t͡ɕaŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ ləː˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧ ləː˧˧ ʈaŋ˦˥]

Noun

hoa lơ trắng

1. cauliflower

Synonyms

• hoa lơ
• bông cải trắng