đốc-tờ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French docteur (“Ph.D.; M.D.; physician”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦ təː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ təː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥ təː˨˩]
  • Phonetic spelling: đốc tờ

Noun

đốc-tờ

  1. (now chiefly humorous, obsolete in formal register) physician
    dép đốc-tờ ― a thick leather sandal
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