cải xoong

Vietnamese edit

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cải xoong

Etymology edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Could it be from cải + xoong of cresson? The other names for this plant include cải xà lách xoong, xà lách xoong so perhaps this could be a compound, or is it simply re-analysis?”

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Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːj˧˩ sɔŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːj˧˨ sɔŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ sɔŋ˧˧]

Noun edit

cải xoong

cress, watercress