rau muống

Vietnamese

Rau muống xào tỏi.

Etymology

From rau (“vegetable”) +‎ muống, the latter from Proto-Vietic *ɓɔːŋʔ. Compare also Thai บุ้ง (bûng).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaw˧˧ muəŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐaw˧˧ muəŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɹa(ː)w˧˧ muəŋ˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây, cọng) rau muống

1. water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), a green leafy vegetable used as a food in several cuisines of East and Southeast Asia