vietnámi papucs

Hungarian

Etymology

vietnámi (“Vietnamese”) + papucs (“sandal”). These flip-flops were originally imported from Vietnam. Compare Czech and Slovak vietnamky, Ukrainian в'єтнамки (vʺjetnamky) and Russian вьетнамки (vʹjetnamki). It is also possible that it derives from Russian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvijɛtnaːmi ˌpɒput͡ʃ]

Noun

vietnámi papucs (plural vietnámi papucsok)

1. flip-flop, thong (a sandal, usually of rubber, secured to the foot by two straps mounted between the big toe and its neighbour)

   Synonym: strandpapucs

Declension

• For the noun, see papucs.
• The adjective vietnámi remains unchanged.

Further reading

• Honnan jön a vietnami papucs? (Where does vietnami papucs come from?