tía tô

Vietnamese

Etymology

tía (red-violet color) + tô, Sino-Vietnamese word from 蘇. Translated from Chinese 紫蘇.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiə˧˦ to˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiə˨˩˦ tow˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tiə˦˥ tow˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây) tía tô

perilla

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