mướp đắng

Vietnamese

Etymology

mướp (“luffa”) +‎ đắng (“bitter”), probably calque of Chinese 苦瓜 (khổ qua)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mɨəp̚˧˦ ɗaŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [mɨəp̚˦˧˥ ɗaŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [mɨəp̚˦˥ ɗaŋ˦˥]

Noun

mướp đắng

(Northern Vietnam) bitter melon; bitter gourd

Synonyms

khổ qua (southern Vietnam)

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