măng cụt

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from a neighbouring language, ultimately from Malay manggustan.

Compare Thai มังคุด (mang-kút), Lao ມັງຄຸດ (mang khut), Burmese မင်းကွတ် (mang:kwat), Khmer មង្ឃុត (mŭəngkhut) and words in European languages derived from the same source.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(classifier cây, trái, quả) măng cụt

  1. mangosteen
    Synonym: giáng châu