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pho

pho

6 4.3
A Vietnamese soup with hot broth, rice noodles, herbs, and beef or chicken
  • noun
  • /fəʊ/
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  • Interesting menu combining pho (Vietnamese noodle soup) and aspects of Korean BBQ.
  • pho noodles
  • bowl of pho
  • Vietnamese pho

And then it's like high tea boba pho or no?

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Examples

  • So let's say a bowl of pho used to cost 10,000 dong a few years ago and now costs 20,000 dong.

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  • For dinner, I ordered a delicious bowl of pho with fresh herbs and tender beef.

  • Meat was in short supply, but she wanted to make pho bo for me.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • But once I ordered and got my pho, it was all smooth sailing from there.

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  • I was quite surprised at how easy it was to find a pho restaurant in Atlanta.

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  • Sam sat hunched over the table, concentrating on his pho.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • There are 50 international soups, including Vietnamese pho, Italian wedding soup, and Middle Eastern harira.

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  • With a little bit of research, I came across Pho Dai Loi #2, which is conveniently located close to my home.

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  • Pho Dai Loi #2 is like your typical pho/Vietnamese restaurant: great food, terrible service.

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  • I just can't get enough pho ga and steamed clams with lemongrass.

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How Filling

stew
110 1.0
casserole
54 2.8
pho
6 4.3
soup
733 1.0
broth
76 1.0

Surface Forms

pho singular
phos plural
phos singular

Etymology

Pho comes from the Vietnamese word phở, which simply names the dish — a 'noodle soup' of broth, rice noodles, herbs, and meat. One idea says the name was influenced by Chinese words for rice noodles or by the French dish pot-au-feu, which fits the soup's mix of Asian and French cooking, so a helpful way to remember pho is to think of a steaming bowl of Vietnamese 'noodle soup'.