Etymology Explorer › Vietnamese

Where does “cà vẹt” come from?

cà vẹt (Vietnamese) comes from French carte verte — green card.

cà vẹt (Vietnamese): a vehicle registration certificate

Definitions

  1. a vehicle registration certificate

Ancestry of “cà vẹt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcarte vertegreen card
Every word from French carte verte →