sinh tố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生素, composed of 生 (“life”) and 素 (“element”), from Chinese 維生素／维生素 (duy sinh tố, literally “life-sustaining element”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sïŋ˧˧ to˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ tow˨˩˦] ~ [sɨn˧˧ tow˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ tow˦˥] ~ [sɨn˧˧ tow˦˥]

Noun

(rare) vitamin
Synonym: vi-ta-min
a smoothie (drink)

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