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
- (literally) civet meat
- (euphemistic) dog meat
- Synonym: thịt chó
See also