HOW TO PRONOUNCE
pho
/fʌ/
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Fuh is a one-syllable English pronunciation.
The vowel matches the one in “cup.” The dictionary also records an English “foh” pronunciation; the IPA here describes an English pronunciation of the Vietnamese name.
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“We stopped for a bowl of pho after the walk.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does pho mean?
noun
- A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and optionally beef or chicken.
- Abbreviation of partially hydrogenated oil.
- Abbreviation of potentially hazardous object.
More meanings (2)
proper noun
- A surname.
interjection
- (archaic) Expressing dismissive contempt.
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IPA pronunciation
/fʌ/
Pronunciation used in the listening tip.
Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.
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See this word in context.
"Pho," said he, with contempt, "I'm sick of 'em. Halifax is played out, and I'm going to quit it."
“Pho,” said Belcour, “a musket ball from our friends, the Americans, may in less than two months make you feel worse.”
More book examples (1)
Murray interrupted him, "Pho! Lord Harcourt! he is a cipher, and must be a cipher, and was put in to be a cipher."