Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tây bồi

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tay boi
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An extinct French pidgin formerly spoken in Vietnam, especially by servants during the colonial era.

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Tây Bồi, from tây (“Western, especially French”) + bồi (“servant”), probably ultimately from English boy.

Origin

Source language: English

Word Breakdown

Root: boy

Phrases

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Frequently Paired Words

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Questions

What does tây bồi mean?: An extinct French pidgin formerly spoken in Vietnam, especially by servants during the colonial era.
Where does tây bồi come from?: It is traced to English.

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