cà vẹt
See also: cavet
Vietnamese
Etymology
From French carte verte (literally “green card”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ vɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˦˩ vɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ vɛk̚˨˩˨] ~ [kaː˨˩ jɛk̚˨˩˨]
Noun
cà vẹt
- (informal) a vehicle registration certificate
See also
- giấy đăng ký mô tô, xe máy ("motorbike registration certificate")
- giấy đăng ký xe ô tô ("registration certificate for non-agricultural motor vehicles of four or more wheels", officially "motor vehicle registration certificate")