hoa lơ

See also: Hoả Lò

Vietnamese

Etymology

hoa ("flower") + lơ (prob. a phonetic borrowing from French fleur); the word is probably derived from the French chou-fleur (cauliflower; literally "flower cabbage")

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ ləː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ ləː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ ləː˧˧]

Noun

hoa lơ

  1. cauliflower

Synonyms

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