bọ chó

Vietnamese

Etymology

bọ (“bug”) +‎ chó (“dog”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ t͡ɕɔ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ cɔ˦˥]

Noun

bọ chó

  1. a parasitic bug that feeds on dogs (such as a flea or tick)

Noun

(classifier cây, hoa) bọ chó

  1. a flowering plant of the genus Buddleja
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