trứng cá

Vietnamese

Etymology

trứng (“egg”) +‎ cá (“fish”). Muntingia calabura is so called as the inside of the fruit resembles roe.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ kaː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˥ kaː˦˥]

Noun

trứng cá

(literally) roe (eggs of fish)
Muntingia calabura

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