cà dầm tương
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Vietnamese
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Etymology
[edit]cà (“eggplant”) + dầm (“to pickle”) + tương (“sauce”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ zəm˨˩ tɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˦˩ jəm˦˩ tɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩ jəm˨˩ tɨəŋ˧˧]
Noun
[edit]- a traditional Vietnamese dish consisting of pickled Solanum macrocarpon or Solanum melongena var. esculentum drizzled in either soy sauce or chili sauce
- Anh đi, anh nhớ quê nhà.
Nhớ canh rau muống, nhớ cà dầm tương.- On my journey, I miss my home.
Water spinaches' broth, eggplants pickled with sauce.
- On my journey, I miss my home.