cà bát

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ ʔɓaːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˩ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) cà bát

1. a cultivar of eggplant, notably used to pickle in local soy sauce (cà dầm tương)

   Synonyms: cà dừa, cà dĩa