cao lầu

Vietnamese

Một tô cao lầu.

Etymology

Unknown; said to be a corruption of Chinese 高樓 (cao lâu, literally high floor) or 乾撈 (can lao, literally dry tossed), as in 乾撈麵 (can lao miến, literally dry tossed noodles).

Pronunciation

Noun

cao lầu

  1. cao lầu (specialty noodle dish of Hội An)
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