cao lầu

Vietnamese

Một tô cao lầu.

Etymology

Unknown; said to be a corruption of Chinese 高樓／高楼 (cao lâu, literally “high floor”) or 乾撈／干捞 (can lao, literally “dry tossed”), as in 乾撈麵／干捞面 (can lao miến, literally “dry tossed noodles”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ləw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ləw˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ləw˨˩]

Noun

cao lầu

1. cao lầu (specialty noodle dish of Hội An)