cà vẹt

See also: cavet

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French carte verte (literally “green card”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ vɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˩ vɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ vɛk̚˨˩˨] ~ [kaː˨˩ jɛk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

cà vẹt

1. (informal) a vehicle registration certificate

See also

• giấy đăng ký mô tô, xe máy ("motorbike registration certificate")
• giấy đăng ký xe ô tô ("registration certificate for non-agricultural motor vehicles of four or more wheels", officially "motor vehicle registration certificate")