bánh bèo
Vietnamese
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Bánh bèo.
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Duckweed leaves.
Etymology
From bánh (“cake; pastry”) + bèo (“duckweed”), so named as the rice cake is shaped like the the leaves of duckweed.
The slang sense derives itself from the soft, rubbery texture of the cake.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɓɛw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɓɛw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ ʔɓɛw˨˩]
Noun
See also
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