trứng cá

Vietnamese

Etymology

trứng (“egg”) +‎ cá (“fish”). Muntingia calabura is so called as the inside of the fruit resembles roe.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ kaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˥ kaː˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả (“Muntingia calabura”)) trứng cá

  1. (literal) a fish egg(s); roe
  2. Muntingia calabura
  3. short for mụn trứng cá (“acne pimple”)
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