giáo hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 教皇.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaːw˧˦ hwaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaːw˨˩˦ hwaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaːw˦˥ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier đức, vị) giáo hoàng

1. (Roman Catholicism) a pope