sinh tố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生素, composed of 生 (“life”) and 素 (“element”), from Chinese 維生素 / 维生素 (duy sinh tố, literally “life-sustaining element”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ to˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ tow˨˩˦] ~ [sɨn˧˧ tow˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ tow˦˥] ~ [sɨn˧˧ tow˦˥]

Noun

sinh tố

  1. (rare) vitamin
    Synonym: vi-ta-min
  2. a smoothie (drink)
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