bơ
Hanoi [ʔɓəː˧˧]Huế [ʔɓəː˧˧]Saigon [ʔɓəː˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
bơ means butter.
Meanings of bơ in English
Noun
- butter
- abbreviation short for ống bơ (“can”) ≈ bò
- nấu một bơ gạoto cook a can of rice
Noun
- avocado
Verb
- colloquial to ignore
Words with bơ
Example sentences with bơ
- Mày gan lắm. Dám bơ tao à. You must have some nerve to ignore me.
- Tụi tao ăn bơ trên bánh mì. We eat butter on bread.
- Bạn có nhớ mua bơ không đấy? Did you remember to buy butter?
- Chúng tôi ăn bơ trên bánh mì. We eat butter on bread.
- Bạn dùng hết bơ rồi à? You've run through all the butter?
- Bạn dùng hết bơ rồi hả? You've run through all the butter?
- Chúng ta đã hết bơ. We're out of butter.
- Chúng ta hết bơ rồi. We're out of butter.
Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, bơ could be written as 巴, 吧, 𠀧, 𪩬. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Borrowed from French beurre. For the association between “butter” and “avocado”, compare Chinese 牛油果 (ngưu du quả, “avocado”, literally “butter fruit”), Chinese 酪梨 (lạc lê, “avocado”, literally “cheese pear”).
Frequently asked questions
What does bơ mean in English?
bơ (noun) means "butter".
How do you pronounce bơ?
IPA: Hanoi [ʔɓəː˧˧]; Saigon [ʔɓəː˧˧]. Tones: bơ — level tone (ngang).