kẹo cao su

Vietnamese

Etymology

kẹo (“candy”) +‎ cao su (“rubber”), literally “rubber candy”.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kɛw˧˨ʔ kaːw˧˧ su˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɛw˨˩ʔ kaːw˧˧ ʂʊw˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɛw˨˩˨ kaːw˧˧ ʂʊw˧˧] ~ [kɛw˨˩˨ kaːw˧˧ sʊw˧˧]

Noun

kẹo cao su

  1. chewing gum
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