bún đậu mắm tôm

Vietnamese

bún đậu mắm tôm

Etymology

bún (“rice vermicelli”) +‎ đậu (“tofu”) +‎ mắm tôm (“shrimp paste”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓun˧˦ ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ mam˧˦ tom˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓun˦˧˥ ʔɗəw˨˩ʔ mam˦˧˥ tom˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓʊwŋ͡m˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩˨ mam˦˥ tom˧˧]

Noun

bún đậu mắm tôm

1. a noodle dish from Northern Vietnam consisting of rice vermicelli, fried tofu and fermented shrimp paste topped with a variety of ingredients such as spring rolls, boiled pork, sausages, and fresh herbs and vegetables