táo tây

Vietnamese

Etymology

táo (“apple”) +‎ tây (“Western”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier quả, trái, cây) táo tây • (棗西)

(botany) apple (of the species Malus domestica)

Synonyms

(apple): táo, bom (dialectal), bôm (dialectal)

Related terms

táo ta (“Indian jujube”)
táo tàu (“Chinese jujube”)

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