ca trù

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 歌籌, composed of 歌 (“song”) and 籌 (“bamboo card”). So called because bamboo cards were formerly sold to listeners, who would award them to their favorite singers, who then redeemed the cards for money.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ t͡ɕu˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ ʈʊw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ ʈʊw˨˩]

Noun

ca trù

  1. genre of traditional singing from northern Vietnam
    Synonyms: hát cô đầu, hát nhà trò, hát nhà tơ, hát ả đào, hát nói
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