trứng cá
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
trứng (“egg”) + cá (“fish”). Muntingia calabura is so called as the inside of the fruit resembles roe.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕɨŋ˧˦ kaː˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˧˥ kaː˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈɨŋ˦˥ kaː˦˥]
Noun edit
(classifier cây, trái, quả (“Muntingia calabura”)) trứng cá
- (literal) a fish egg(s); roe
- Muntingia calabura
- Short for mụn trứng cá (“acne pimple”).