sing-gum

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• sing gum

Etymology

From French chewing-gum or English chewing gum.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sïŋ˧˧ ɣum˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ ɣum˧˧] ~ [sɨn˧˧ ɣum˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ ɣʊm˧˧] ~ [sɨn˧˧ ɣʊm˧˧]
• Phonetic: sinh gum

Noun

sing-gum

1. (colloquial) chewing gum

   Synonyms: kẹo cao su, kẹo sing-gum, sinh gôm