anh đào

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɐjŋ̟˧˧ ˀɗaːw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɐn˧˧ ˀɗaːw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɐn˧˥ ˀɗaːw˨˩]

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 櫻桃 (“species of Prunus”)

Noun

(classifier cây) anh đào

1. (archaic) species of Prunus; their fruits
2. cherry

Derived terms

• quả anh đào (cherry fruit)
• hoa anh đào (cherry blossom, sakura)

Related terms

• đào (peach)