thịt cầy

Vietnamese

Etymology

thịt (meat; flesh) +‎ cầy (civet).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰit̚˧˨ʔ kəj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰit̚˨˩ʔ kəj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨt̚˨˩˨ kəj˨˩]

Noun

thịt cầy

  1. (literally) civet meat
  2. (euphemistic) dog meat
    Synonym: thịt chó

See also