lạc tiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 落 (“to be lost”) and 仙 (“immortal; paradise”), i.e. as if “lost in paradise”, in reference to the sleep-promoting effect of the plant extract.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˧˨ʔ tiən˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩ʔ tiəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [laːk̚˨˩˨ tiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) lạc tiên

wild maracuja (Passiflora foetida)
Synonyms: chùm bao, nhãn lồng

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