hoa lơ

See also: Hoả Lò

Vietnamese

Etymology

hoa ("flower") + lơ (prob. a phonetic borrowing from French fleur); the word is probably derived from the French chou-fleur (cauliflower; literally "flower cabbage")

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ ləː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ ləː˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧ ləː˧˧]

Noun

hoa lơ

cauliflower

Synonyms