thịt cầy

Vietnamese

Etymology

thịt (“meat; flesh”) +‎ cầy (“civet”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰit̚˧˨ʔ kəj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰit̚˨˩ʔ kəj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨ̞̠t̚˨˩˨ kəj˨˩]

Noun

thịt cầy

(literally) civet meat
the fancy name of dog meat

Synonyms

(dog meat): thịt chó

See also

tiểu hổ

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