cá chuối

Vietnamese

Channa maculata

Etymology

From cá (“fish”) +‎ chuối (“banana”). Literally means "banana fish", likely because of their shape.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˦ t͡ɕuəj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕuj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˥ cuj˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) cá chuối

1. (Northern Vietnam) snakehead

   Synonyms: cá quả, cá lóc, cá tràu