áo mưa

Vietnamese

Etymology

áo (“top garment”) +‎ mưa (“rain”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˧˦ mɨə˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˨˩˦ mɨə˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaːw˦˥ mɨə˧˧]

Noun

a raincoat (waterproof coat)
(slang) Synonym of bao cao su (“raincoat”) (condom)

See also

mây mưa

Further reading

"áo mưa" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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