đốc-tờ

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French docteur (“Ph.D.; M.D.; physician”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦ təː˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥ təː˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥ təː˨˩]
• Phonetic spelling: đốc tờ

Noun

đốc-tờ

1. (now chiefly humorous, obsolete in formal register) physician

   dép đốc-tờ ― a thick leather sandal