ngọc khấu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玉蔻.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ xəw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ kʰəw˨˩˦] ~ [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ xəw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ kʰəw˦˥] ~ [ŋawk͡p̚˨˩˨ xəw˦˥]

Noun

ngọc khấu

  1. nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)
    Synonym: nhục đậu khấu
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