mắm muối

Vietnamese

Etymology

mắm (“fish sauce”) +‎ muối (“salt”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mam˧˦ muəj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mam˦˧˥ muj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mam˦˥ muj˦˥]

Noun

mắm muối

  1. (literal) fish sauce and salt
  2. (by extension) condiments
  3. (figurative) spice (attribute that makes something appealing, interesting, or engaging)

Derived terms

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