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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pho¹

Perhaps from French (pot-au-)feu pot-au-feu

Word History and Origins

Origin of pho¹

C20: from Vietnamese, perhaps from French feu fire

Example Sentences

The menu is packed with Vietnamese classics, from banh mi to pho, alongside many other dishes.

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For people who really need a hot meal, the office microwave just doesn’t cut it — no one wants their pho coming out smelling like popcorn and old pasta sauce.

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She does miss the multiculturalism of Southern California — “My son will say, ‘Let’s get pho!’ and I have to remind him we’re not in Orange County anymore,” she said with a laugh.

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There’s a pho place, a ramen place and Iroha Sushi, my favorite sushi in the city.

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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.

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