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

Jambalaya, jollof and pho are all popular.

From BBC

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.

From Los Angeles Times

That’s no surprise: We’re in the crest of the neo-Vietnamese food movement, with many ambitious projects headed by second-generation Vietnamese American restaurateurs who are focused on much more than banh mi and pho.

From Seattle Times

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

From Seattle Times

He sees these new places as following in the footsteps of Seattle’s original Vietnamese cafes, delis and pho shops, “when the first wave of immigrants and refugees came, and that was their opportunity to generate wealth and sustain themselves.”

From Seattle Times