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cà phê cà pháo

noun
Hanoi [kaː˨˩ fe˧˧ kaː˨˩ faːw˧˦]Huế [kaː˦˩ fej˧˧ kaː˦˩ faːw˨˩˦]Saigon [kaː˨˩ fej˧˧ kaː˨˩ faːw˦˥] browser voice
Syllables · tones
càfallinghuyềnphêlevelngangcàfallinghuyềnpháorisingsắc

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cà phê cà pháo means coffee.

Meanings of cà phê cà pháo in English

Noun

  1. emphatic coffee

Etymology

cà phê (“coffee”) augmented with the alliterative cà pháo (“African eggplant”).

Frequently asked questions

What does cà phê cà pháo mean in English?

cà phê cà pháo (noun) means "coffee".

How do you pronounce cà phê cà pháo?

IPA: Hanoi [kaː˨˩ fe˧˧ kaː˨˩ faːw˧˦]; Saigon [kaː˨˩ fej˧˧ kaː˨˩ faːw˦˥]. Tones: cà — falling tone (huyền), phê — level tone (ngang), cà — falling tone (huyền), pháo — rising tone (sắc).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.