mì gõ

Vietnamese

Etymology

mì (“noodle”) +‎ gõ (“to knock”), so named because vendors often make a knocking sound when moving their carts as a way to signal their existence.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mi˨˩ ɣɔ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mɪj˦˩ ɣɔ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mɪj˨˩ ɣɔ˨˩˦]

Noun

mì gõ

  1. "street noodles" from mobile vendors, usually affordable and widely available in many urban areas

See also

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