chuối tá quạ

Vietnamese

Etymology

chuối +‎ tá quạ. According to folk etymology, the second element is a corrupted form of tá hoả.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuəj˧˦ taː˧˦ kwaː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕuj˨˩˦ taː˨˩˦ kwaː˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cuj˦˥ taː˦˥ waː˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) chuối tá quạ

1. kind of banana cultivated in Trà Vinh, Vietnam (Musa × paradisiaca), that can bear oversized fruits

   Synonym: chuối táo quạ