mì tôm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From mì (“noodles”) +‎ tôm (“shrimp”), so called because early instant noodles in Northern Vietnam (manufactured by Colusa – Miliket) is packaged with shrimp patterns.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mì tôm

  1. (colloquial) instant noodles
    Synonym: mì ăn liền, mì gói
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