chợ cóc

Vietnamese

Etymology

chợ (market) +‎ cóc (toad).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəː˧˨ʔ kawk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ kawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəː˨˩˨ kawk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

chợ cóc

  1. (colloquial) a small makeshift market