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Where does “cháo lòng” come from?

cháo lòng (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese lòng, from Latin longus, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

cháo lòng (Vietnamese): Vietnamese pork organ porridge

Definitions

  1. Vietnamese pork organ porridge

Ancestry of “cháo lòng”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameselòngintestines; the central region of a hand or foot;...
2Latinlongusfar, long; extended, prolonged; long; tedious,...
3Latin-ē—
4Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
5Latincalceusshoe
6Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
7Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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