Where does “rơm rác” come from?

rơm rác (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese rơm — straw; a straw.

rơm rác (Vietnamese): trash

Definitions

  1. trash

Ancestry of “rơm rác”, step by step

rơm rác traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vietnamese rơm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserơmstraw; a straw

via Vietnamese rác

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnameserácshort, scattered straws and stalks
Every word from Vietnamese rơm