ma cà bông

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • ma-cà-bông

Etymology

Borrowed from French vagabond.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ kaː˨˩ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ kaː˦˩ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ kaː˨˩ ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧]

Noun

ma cà bông

  1. (dated) vagrant; vagabond