vitamin gâu gâu

noun

Hanoi [vi˧˧ taː˧˧ min˧˧ ɣəw˧˧ ɣəw˧˧]Huế [vɪj˧˧ taː˧˧ min˧˧ ɣəw˧˧ ɣəw˧˧]Saigon [vɪj˧˧ taː˧˧ mɨn˧˧ ɣəw˧˧ ɣəw˧˧] browser voice

Syllables · tones

vitaminlevelngang gâulevelngang gâulevelngang

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vitamin gâu gâu means dog meat.

Meanings of vitamin gâu gâu in English

Noun

euphemistic, humorous, slang dog meat ≈ thịt chó thịt cầy

Etymology

vitamin (“vitamin”) + gâu gâu (“bow-wow; woof woof”).

Frequently asked questions

What does vitamin gâu gâu mean in English?

vitamin gâu gâu (noun) means "dog meat".

How do you pronounce vitamin gâu gâu?

IPA: Hanoi [vi˧˧ taː˧˧ min˧˧ ɣəw˧˧ ɣəw˧˧]; Saigon [vɪj˧˧ taː˧˧ mɨn˧˧ ɣəw˧˧ ɣəw˧˧]. Tones: vitamin — level tone (ngang), gâu — level tone (ngang), gâu — level tone (ngang).

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.