bánh bèo

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === From bánh (“cake; pastry”) +‎ bèo (“duckweed”), so named as the rice cake is shaped like the leaves of duckweed. The slang sense derives itself from the soft, rubbery texture of the cake. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajŋ̟˧˦ ʔɓɛw˨˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɛɲ˦˧˥ ʔɓɛw˦˩] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓan˦˥ ʔɓɛw˨˩] === Noun === bánh bèo bánh bèo (small steamed rice cake popular in central Vietnam) (figurative, slang) a girl who is overly girly, weak and dependent, or an effeminate man ==== See also ==== bánh xèo