khoai sọ
Pronunciation
Northern
/xwaːj˧˧ sɔ̰ʔ˨˩/
Central
/kʰwaːj˧˥ ʂɔ̰˨˨/
Southern
/kʰwaːj˧˧ ʂɔ˨˩˨/
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taro
Noun
taro
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Meaning
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
taro
A starchy root vegetable that is widely used as a food source in cooking.
vi Mẹ tôi thường nấu canh với khoai sọ.
en My mother often cooks soup with taro.
Parts
khoai / sọ / Inherited from Proto-Vietic …
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Parts
khoai / sọ / Inherited from Proto-Vietic …
OriginInherited from Proto-Vietic
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
垮𩪵
Candidates by syllable
khoai
垮（𧃷）
sọ
𩪵
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
hộp sọ / tiêu sọ / xương sọ / nhồi sọ
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Similar
hộp sọ / tiêu sọ / xương sọ / nhồi sọ
Use
khoai tây / ra môn ra khoai / khoai lang / khoai tây chiên …
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Use
khoai tây / ra môn ra khoai / khoai lang / khoai tây chiên …