tía tô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 紫蘇 (SV: tử tô).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiə˧˦ to˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiə˨˩˦ tow˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiə˦˥ tow˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây) tía tô

1. perilla