Where does “cùi bắp” come from?

cùi bắp (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese bắp — blossom, inflorescence.

cùi bắp (Vietnamese): cob of corn

Definitions

  1. cob of corn

Ancestry of “cùi bắp”, step by step

cùi bắp traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese bắp

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesebắpblossom, inflorescence

via Vietnamese cùi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesecùibe blunt
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