mào gà

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • mồng gà

Etymology

By surface analysis, mào (“bird's crest or comb”) +‎ gà (“chicken”). Compare English cockscomb.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩ ɣaː˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːw˦˩ ɣaː˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːw˨˩ ɣaː˨˩]

Noun

(classifier hoa) mào gà

  1. celosia, cockscomb (Celosia)
    Synonyms: kê quan, kê đầu
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