xôi vò

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [soj˧˧ vɔ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [soj˧˧ vɔ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [soj˧˧ vɔ˨˩] ~ [soj˧˧ jɔ˨˩]

Noun

xôi vò

xôi vò, a variant of xôi (a dish made of glutinous rice) where the grains do not stick together because they are coated with ground peeled-and-boiled mung beans