hoa lơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

hoa ("flower") + lơ (prob. a phonetic borrowing from French fleur); the word is probably derived from the French chou-fleur (cauliflower; literally "flower cabbage")

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ ləː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ ləː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧ ləː˧˧]

Noun

hoa lơ

cauliflower

Synonyms

bắp su lơ
bông cải trắng
cải bông trắng
cải hoa
hoa lơ trắng
su lơ
súp lơ

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