xì tố

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Cantonese, from English ace + tố (“to raise (in a poker game)”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

xì tố

1. poker (card game)

Synonyms

• xì phé