Vietnamese Etymology bão (“storm”) + cát (“sand”). Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˦ˀ˥ kaːt̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˨ kaːk̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ kaːk̚˦˥] Noun bão cát sandstorm Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.