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trầu cau

Pronunciation
IPA
Northern /ʨə̤w˨˩ kaw˧˧/ Central /tʂəw˧˧ kaw˧˥/ Southern /tʂəw˨˩ kaw˧˧/
betel and areca
Noun
betel and areca

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Meaning
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Sense 1 Noun
betel and areca

The combination of betel leaves and areca nuts, often used as traditional gifts in Vietnamese engagement ceremonies.

vi Mâm lễ trầu cau là vật không thể thiếu trong đám hỏi.

en The tray of betel and areca is indispensable in an engagement ceremony.

Parts
trầu / cau / A compound of trầu + cau …
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Components

Components

trầu cau

OriginA compound of trầu + cau

Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𣞾槁
Candidates by syllable
trầu 𣞾（𦺓） cau 槁（槔 / 皋 / 皐 / 𥢐）
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
trầu không / trầu / trầu thuốc / trầu quơ …
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Starts with this word

trầu không/trầu/trầu thuốc/trầu quơ

Ends with this word

mốc hoa cau/đau sờ cau/mo cau/meo cau/thẹp cau

Use
sông trầu / suối trầu / miếng trầu là đầu câu chuyện / têm trầu …
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trầu (betel) — words using
cau (areca) — words using

Sentences with this word

vi Ông bà cất trầu cau vào trong tráp.

en My grandparents put betel and areca in the casket.

From the entry tráp wooden casket

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