tôm càng xanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

tôm (“shrimp”) +‎ càng (“crustacean claw, pincer”) +‎ xanh (“blue”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tom˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩ sajŋ̟˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tom˧˧ kaːŋ˦˩ sɛɲ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tom˧˧ kaːŋ˨˩ san˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) tôm càng xanh

  1. giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii)
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