Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lào cai

/ˈlaʊkaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lao -cai
IPA: /ˈlaʊkaɪ/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A province of Vietnam.

name

A city in Vietnam.

Example Sentences

"Hokou County in Yunnan Province and Lao Kay in Vietnam are separated by a river. The two banks of the river are full of wandering Overseas Chinese refugees."

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Lào Cai.

Origin

Source language: Vietnamese

Word Breakdown

Root: Lào Cai

Questions

How do you pronounce lào cai?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaʊkaɪ/.
What does lào cai mean?: A province of Vietnam.
Where does lào cai come from?: It is traced to Vietnamese.

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