cao bồi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French cow-boy, from American English cowboy.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ʔɓoj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ʔɓoj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ʔɓoj˨˩]

Noun

cao bồi

cowboy (man who tends free-range cattle in the American West)
cowboy (person who engages in reckless behavior)

References

"cao bồi" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
An Chi (03 December 2017). "Bồi trong 'bồi bếp' có gốc Tây, không phải gốc Hán". Thanh Niên.

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