a giao

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 阿膠.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ zaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ jaːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˧ jaːw˧˧]

Noun

a giao

1. (alternative medicine) donkey-hide gelatin; ejiao (substance used in traditional Chinese medicine as a blood tonic)