bánh bèo

Vietnamese

Bánh bèo.

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): [ɓajŋ̟˧˦ ɓɛw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ɓɛw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɓan˦˥ ɓɛw˨˩]

Noun

bánh bèo (small steamed rice cake popular in central Vietnam)
(figuratively, slang) a girl who is overly girly, weak and dependent, or an effeminate man

See also

bánh xèo

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