đỉa trâu

Vietnamese

Etymology

đỉa +‎ trâu.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˧˩ t͡ɕəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˧˨ ʈəw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗiə˨˩˦ ʈəw˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) đỉa trâu

  1. kind of large leech; either the horse-leech (Haemopis sanguisuga) or the European medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis)