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pho

[ fuh ]

noun

  1. a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.


pho

/ fəʊ /

noun

  1. a Vietnamese noodle soup
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pho1

Perhaps from French (pot-au-)feu pot-au-feu
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pho1

C20: from Vietnamese, perhaps from French feu fire
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Example Sentences

Years later, Nguyen says, bullets interrupted a meal with his family when a gunman chased a man into a Garden Grove pho restaurant, emptying a magazine into his back.

Vietnamese food is so much more than just pho and banh mi.

And Monsoon’s pho, that cheap bowl of comfort, would cost more — much more — because of the high-quality beef used and the intensive labor needed to create its marrow-deep broth.

Asian Sizzling Grill serves pancit noodles and other Filipino comfort food while Happy Autumn Restaurant serves pho and other Vietnamese staples.

Their ingredients helped me attempt to mimic the cà ri gà, a coconut-chicken curry, from my favorite pho spot on the block.

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