cá hố

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What does the second element mean? Surely it can't be "hố" 'hole'.”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˦ ho˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩˦ how˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˥ how˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) cá hố

1. largehead hairtail, cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus)

   Synonyms: cá đao, cá hố đầu rộng

2. (by extension) various species of cutlassfish