yến sào

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 燕巢 (“swallow's nest”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiən˧˦ saːw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiəŋ˦˧˥ ʂaːw˦˩] ~ [ʔiəŋ˦˧˥ saːw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiəŋ˦˥ ʂaːw˨˩] ~ [ʔiəŋ˦˥ saːw˨˩]

Noun

yến sào

  1. an edible bird's nest
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