mì gõ

Vietnamese

Etymology

mì (“noodle”) +‎ gõ (“to knock”), so named because vendors often make a knocking sound when moving their carts as a way to signal their existence.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mi˨˩ ɣɔ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mɪj˦˩ ɣɔ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mɪj˨˩ ɣɔ˨˩˦]

Noun

mì gõ

1. "street noodles" from mobile vendors, usually affordable and widely available in many urban areas

See also

• hủ tiếu gõ
• Cart noodle