Pho vs Poh - What's the difference?
pho | poh |
A Vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and beef or chicken.
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(chemistry) The negative of the base 10 logarithm of the concentration of hydroxide ions, measured in moles per liter.
As a noun pho
is a vietnamese soup with a beef base, typically served with rice noodles and beef or chicken.As an interjection poh is
expressing contempt or disgust; bah.pho
English
(wikipedia pho)Noun
(-)- PHO is the name of an Annamese soup held in high esteem. It is made with beef, a veal bone, onions, a bayleaf, salt, and pepper, and a small teaspoon of nuoc-man,(SIC) a typically Annamese condiment which is used in practically all their dishes.
- Ten minutes away from the intersection, the heart of Little Saigon, you can easily walk to five restaurants specializing in pho (the classic Vietnamese beef broth soup), two Asian supermarkets, and several Chinese barbecue cafés.