táo tàu

Vietnamese

Etymology

táo (“Chinese date”) +‎ tàu (“Chinese”). tàu is added to differentiate from táo ta (“jujube”) or táo tây (“apple”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier quả, cây) táo tàu (棗艚)

jujube (Ziziphus jujuba)

Synonyms

(jujube): đại táo, hồng táo

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