Borrowed from Chinese 胡椒 (hújiāo). IPA(key): /hɨ˥˧.t͡sɒ˥/ <span class="searchmatch">hwj</span> <span class="searchmatch">txob</span> black pepper Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1], SEAP Publications...
from Chinese 椒 (jiāo, “pepper”). IPA(key): /t͡sɒ˥/ <span class="searchmatch">txob</span> (used in compounds) pepper <span class="searchmatch">hwj</span> <span class="searchmatch">txob</span> kua <span class="searchmatch">txob</span> Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary[1]...