táo tàu
Vietnamese
Etymology
táo (“Chinese date”) + tàu (“Chinese”). tàu is added to differentiate from táo ta (“jujube”) or táo tây (“apple”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːw˧˦ taw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [taːw˨˩˦ taw˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːw˦˥ ta(ː)w˨˩]
Noun
(classifier quả, cây) táo tàu • (棗艚)
- jujube (Ziziphus jujuba)