bột ngọt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bột (“powder”) +‎ ngọt (“sweet”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓot̚˧˨ʔ ŋɔt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ ŋɔk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩˨ ŋɔk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

bột ngọt

1. (Southern Vietnam) monosodium glutamate

Synonyms

• (monosodium glutamate): mì chính (northern Vietnam, central Vietnam), vị tinh (central Vietnam), mononatri glutamat (chemistry)