lạc tiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 落 (“to be lost”) and 仙 (“immortal; paradise”), i.e. as if “lost in paradise”, in reference to the sleep-promoting effect of the plant extract.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ tiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ tiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ tiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) lạc tiên

  1. wild maracuja (Passiflora foetida)
    Synonyms: chùm bao, nhãn lồng
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