cà vẹt

See also: cavet

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French carte verte (literally “green card”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ vɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˩ vɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ vɛk̚˨˩˨] ~ [kaː˨˩ jɛk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(informal) a vehicle registration certificate

See also

giấy đăng ký mô tô, xe máy ("motorbike registration certificate")
giấy đăng ký xe ô tô ("registration certificate for non-agricultural motor vehicles of four or more wheels", officially "motor vehicle registration certificate")