phin

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Vietnamese phin (“filter”). Doublet of filter.

Noun

phin

  1. A type of coffee filter.

Etymology 2

Noun

phin

  1. (music) A type of lute with a pear-shaped body, originating in Thailand and played mostly by ethnic Laotians in Thailand and Laos.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French fil.

Noun

(classifier vải) phin

  1. batiste

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French filtre (“filter”).

Noun

(classifier cái) phin

  1. coffee filter
    cà phê phin
    coffee brewed with a filter
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