cao bồi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From English cowboy.

Pronunciation

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

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)

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