táo mèo

Vietnamese

Etymology

táo (“apple, jujube, date”) +‎ mèo (“cat”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taːw˧˦ mɛw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taːw˨˩˦ mɛw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [taːw˦˥ mɛw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây, quả) táo mèo

1. Docynia indica
2. fruit of Docynia, sometimes calqued as "cat apple"