chợ cóc

Vietnamese

Etymology

chợ (“market”) +‎ cóc (“toad”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəː˧˨ʔ kawk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəː˨˩ʔ kawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cəː˨˩˨ kawk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun

chợ cóc

1. (colloquial) a small makeshift market