tía tô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 紫蘇 (SV: tử tô).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiə˧˦ to˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiə˨˩˦ tow˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiə˦˥ tow˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây) tía

  1. perilla