chuối tá quạ

Vietnamese

Etymology

chuối +‎ tá quạ. According to folk etymology, the second element is a corrupted form of tá hoả.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuəj˧˦ taː˧˦ kwaː˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕuj˨˩˦ taː˨˩˦ kwaː˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cuj˦˥ taː˦˥ waː˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) chuối tá quạ

  1. kind of banana cultivated in Trà Vinh, Vietnam (Musa × paradisiaca), that can bear oversized fruits
    Synonym: chuối táo quạ
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