Vietnamese
Etymology
bầu (“gourd”) + hồ lô (“calabash bottle”). See 葫蘆 / 葫芦 (húlu, “bottle gourd”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ ho˨˩ lo˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˦˩ how˦˩ low˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ how˨˩ low˧˧]
Noun
(classifier trái, quả, cây) bầu hồ lô
- a bottle gourd; calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)