trôn ốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of trôn (“butt; end”) +‎ ốc (“snail”), literally “snail's butt”.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕon˧˧ ʔəwk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈoŋ˧˧ ʔəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈoŋ˧˧ ʔəwk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

trôn ốc

  1. (hình ～) spiral; helix
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