chè bà ba

Vietnamese

Chè bà ba.

Etymology

Literally, “the sweet soup of Mrs. Ba (a woman who is a third-born, or second-born in the South, of her parents)”.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛ˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɛ˦˩ ʔɓaː˦˩ ʔɓaː˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɛ˨˩ ʔɓaː˨˩ ʔɓaː˧˧]

Noun

chè bà ba

1. chè bà ba (a southern Vietnamese dessert)

See also

• bà ba