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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 五果 (“five fruits”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ŋu˦ˀ˥ kwaː˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˧˨ kwaː˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ŋʊw˨˩˦ waː˨˩˦]

Noun

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1. the five (or more) fruits on a tray on the ancestral altar during the Vietnamese New Year celebrations