ớt chỉ thiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

ớt (“chili”) +‎ chỉ thiên (“skyward”), calque of Chinese 指天椒 (facing heaven pepper).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəːt̚˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˩ tʰiən˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəːk̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɪj˧˨ tʰiəŋ˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔəːk̚˦˥ cɪj˨˩˦ tʰiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier quả, trái, cây) ớt chỉ thiên

  1. facing heaven pepper (Capsicum annuum)
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