bánh tây
Vietnamese
Etymology
bánh (“pastry, cake, bread, dumpling, noodle, wafer, or pudding”) + tây (“Western”)
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɓajŋ̟˧˦ təj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɓɛɲ˦˧˥ təj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɓan˦˥ təj˧˧]
Noun
(classifier chiếc, cái) bánh tây (餅西)
- (dated, Northern Vietnam) bread, particularly French bread such as baguettes
- (dated, Northern Vietnam, by extension) sandwich
- 1943, Thạch Lam, “Bà cụ bán xôi [The old lady selling xôi]”, in Hà Nội băm sáu phố phường [The 36 neighborhoods of Hanoi]s:vi:Hà Nội băm sáu phố phường/Bà cụ bán xôi (in vi), Hanoi: Đời Nay Publishing House:
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