bọ dừa

Vietnamese

Etymology

bọ (“insect”) +‎ dừa (“coconut”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ zɨə˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ʔ jɨə˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ jɨə˨˩]

Noun

bọ dừa

1. a coconut leaf beetle (of the species Brontispa longissima)