cơm gà

Vietnamese

Etymology

cơm +‎ gà.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəːm˧˧ ɣaː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəːm˧˧ ɣaː˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəːm˧˧ ɣaː˨˩]

Noun

cơm gà

chicken rice

Usage notes

General term referring to any dish consisting of cooked rice and chicken. Descriptive adjectives can be added at the end to specify the type of dish such as cơm gà Hải Nam (“Hainanese chicken rice”) or cơm gà Hội An (“Hoi An chicken rice”).

Derived terms