bầu hồ lô

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˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəw˨˩ how˨˩ low˧˧]

Noun

(classifier trái, quả, cây) bầu hồ lô

1. a bottle gourd; calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)