vôi tôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

vôi (“lime”) +‎ tôi (“to temper”). Literally "tempered lime".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [voj˧˧ toj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [voj˧˧ toj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [voj˧˧ toj˧˧] ~ [joj˧˧ toj˧˧]

Noun

vôi tôi

  1. slaked lime
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