cao bồi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French cow-boy, from American English cowboy.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ʔɓoj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ʔɓoj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaːw˧˧ ʔɓoj˨˩]

Noun

cao bồi

1. cowboy (man who tends free-range cattle in the American West)
2. cowboy (person who engages in reckless behavior)

References

• "cao bồi" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
• An Chi (03 December 2017). "Bồi trong 'bồi bếp' có gốc Tây, không phải gốc Hán". Thanh Niên.