pho
fɔː
VI
A traditional Vietnamese soup made with broth, rice noodles, herbs, and typically meat (usually beef or chicken).
I ordered a bowl of beef pho with extra basil.
Etymology
The word likely derives from the French 'pot-au-feu', a French beef stew, adapted into Vietnamese during the French colonial period.
Collocations
beef phochicken phovegetarian phopho broth
Related Words
noodlebrothVietnamcuisinesoup