đu đủ

See also: dudu, Dudu, and dúdú

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗu˧˧ ʔɗu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊw˧˧ ʔɗʊw˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗʊw˧˧ ʔɗʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) đu đủ • (𣛦𨇜)

1. papaya

Usage notes

• On the Internet, lá đu đủ (“papaya leaf”) is used as a meme denoting marijuana because the similar shape between papaya leaf and cannabis leaf.