trứng cá

Vietnamese

Etymology

trứng (“egg”) +‎ cá (“fish”). Muntingia calabura is so called as the inside of the fruit resembles roe.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả (“Muntingia calabura”)) trứng cá

1. (literal) a fish egg(s); roe
2. Muntingia calabura
3. Short for mụn trứng cá (“acne pimple”).