ớt

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ot"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *ʔəət

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔəːk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier trái, quả) ớt • (𣎷, 𣜶, 𫐚, 𬨖)

1. chili pepper
2. (by extension) non-black pepper pepper

Derived terms

• ớt cay
• ớt đỏ (“red chili”)
• ớt hiểm (“hot chili”)
• ớt xanh (“green pepper”)
• tương ớt (“hot sauce”)