mì tôm

Vietnamese

Etymology

From mì (“noodles”) +‎ tôm (“shrimp”), so called because early instant noodles in Northern Vietnam (manufactured by Colusa – Miliket) is packaged with shrimp patterns.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mi˨˩ tom˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɪj˦˩ tom˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩ tom˧˧]

Noun

mì tôm

1. (Northern Vietnam, colloquial) instant noodles

   Synonym: mì ăn liền