cà chua

Vietnamese

Etymology

cà (“any plant in the family Solanaceae except potato and chili peppers”) +‎ chua (“sour”). Semantically, compare Burmese ခရမ်းချဉ် (hka.ram:hkyany).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ t͡ɕuə˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˦˩ t͡ɕuə˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kaː˨˩ cuə˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái, quả) cà chua

1. tomato

Derived terms

• cà chua bi
• nước xốt cà chua
• xốt cà chua