cao lầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Unknown; said to be a corruption of Chinese 高樓 / 高楼 (cao lâu, literally “high floor”) or 乾撈 / 干捞 (can lao, literally “dry tossed”), as in 乾撈麵 / 干捞面 (can lao miến, literally “dry tossed noodles”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ ləw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ ləw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ ləw˨˩]

Noun

cao lầu

  1. cao lầu (specialty noodle dish of Hội An)
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