quả thể

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from (fruit) and (body), likely a calque from a European language.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˩ tʰe˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˨ tʰej˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˨˩˦ tʰej˨˩˦]

    Noun

    quả thể

    1. (mycology) fruiting body/fruit body
      Synonym: thể quả