muống

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Vietnamese[edit]

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Rau muống xào tỏi.
Ipomoea flower.

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Vietic *ɓɔːŋʔ (“water spinach (Ipomoea)”); cognate with Muong bỏng. Compare also Thai บุ้ง (bûng).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

muống

  1. Short for rau muống (“water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica)”).
  2. (Northern Vietnam) funnel (from the resemblance in shape to the plant's flower)
    Synonym: phễu

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