tía tô

Vietnamese

Etymology

tía (red-violet color) + tô, Sino-Vietnamese word from 蘇. Translated from Chinese 紫蘇／紫苏 (zǐsū).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cây) tía tô

1. perilla