bột ngọt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From bột (powder) +‎ ngọt (sweet).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓot̚˧˨ʔ ŋɔt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩ʔ ŋɔk̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓok̚˨˩˨ ŋɔk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

bột ngọt

  1. (Southern Vietnam) monosodium glutamate

Synonyms

  • (monosodium glutamate): mì chính (northern Vietnam, central Vietnam), vị tinh (central Vietnam), mononatri glutamat (chemistry)