sinh tố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生素, composed of 生 (“life”) and 素 (“element”), from Chinese 維生素／维生素 (duy sanh tố, literally “life-sustaining element”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sïŋ˧˧ to˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ tow˨˩˦] ~ [sɨn˧˧ tow˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ tow˦˥] ~ [sɨn˧˧ tow˦˥]

Noun

sinh tố

1. (rare) Synonym of vi-ta-min (“vitamin”)
2. a smoothie (drink)