sán xơ mít

Vietnamese

Etymology

sán (“flatworm”) +‎ xơ (“fiber”) +‎ mít (“jackfruit”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [saːn˧˦ səː˧˧ mit̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˧˥ səː˧˧ mit̚˦˧˥] ~ [saːŋ˦˧˥ səː˧˧ mit̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂaːŋ˦˥ səː˧˧ mɨt̚˦˥] ~ [saːŋ˦˥ səː˧˧ mɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) sán xơ mít • (𬟴疏櫗)

1. (zoology) a kind of tapeworm (of the genus Taenia)

Related terms

• sán dây (“tapeworm; cestode”)