bánh mì

See also: banh mi

English

Etymology

From Vietnamese bánh mì

Noun

bánh mì (plural bánh mìs)

1. Alternative spelling of banh mi

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Vietnamese

bánh mì (Vietnamese-style bread)

bánh mì (Saigon-style sandwich)

Alternative forms

• bánh mỳ

Etymology

bánh (“pastry, cake, bread, dumpling, noodle, wafer, or pudding”) +‎ mì (“wheat”). Compare bột mì.

A folk etymology claims that bánh mì is a corruption of French pain de mie. An 1898 dictionary defines French miche as bánh tây, a now-dated term for Western-style bread.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ mi˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ mɪj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ mɪj˨˩]

Noun

(classifier chiếc, ổ, cái) bánh mì • (餅麵)

1. bread, especially Saigon-style short baguettes with filling
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:bánh mì.

   bánh mì ngọt

   sweet bread

   bánh mì Pháp

   baguettes

   bánh mì (kẹp thịt)

   "sandwich baguette"; baguette with filling

   Bánh mì Sài Gòn, một ngàn một ổ!

   Saigonese banh mi, one thousand dong a loaf!

   bò kho bánh mì

   beef stew with bread

Usage notes

• The classifier chiếc is used in northern Vietnam, while ổ is used in southern Vietnam.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• bánh mì bắp (northern Vietnam)
• bánh mì bơ tỏi (“garlic bread”)
• bánh mì cây (“breadstick, baguette”)
• bánh mì chuối (“banana bread”)
• bánh mì đen (“rye bread”)
• bánh mì gừng (“gingerbread”)
• bánh mì kẹp (“sandwich”)
• bánh mì kẹp thịt
• bánh mì lát (“sliced bread”)
• bánh mì lúa mạch (“rye bread”)
• bánh mì nâu (“brown bread, wheat bread”)
• bánh mì ngô (“cornbread”) (southern Vietnam)

• bánh mì ngũ cốc (“whole wheat bread”)
• bánh mì Pháp (“baguette, French bread”)
• bánh mì Sài Gòn
• bánh mì que (“breadstick, baguette”)
• bánh mì thái lát (“sliced bread”)
• bánh mì thịt
• bánh mì thịt nguội
• bánh mì trắng (“white bread”)
• bánh mì vòng (“bagel”)
• lát bánh mì (“slice of bread”)
• lò bánh mì (“bakery”)
• tiệm bánh mì (“bakery”)
• vụn bánh mì (“breadcrumb”)

Descendants

• English: banh mi

See also

• (bread): bánh tây (dated)
• (sandwich): bánh mì kẹp, bánh kẹp, xăng-đuých, xăng-uých, bánh tây (dated)
• (Saigon-style sandwich): bánh mì kẹp, bánh mì kẹp thịt, bánh mì Sài Gòn

See also

• នំបុ័ង (numbុ័ng)
• ເຂົ້າຈີ່ (khao chī)