a giao

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 阿膠.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ zaːw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ jaːw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaː˧˧ jaːw˧˧]

Noun

a giao

  1. (alternative medicine) donkey-hide gelatin; ejiao (substance used in traditional Chinese medicine as a blood tonic)
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