dứa

See also: dua, duă, dừa, dưa, du'a, du'a', and đũa

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese giứa, from Proto-Vietic *-caːʔ (“pineapple”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨə˧˦]

(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɨə˨˩˦]

(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɨə˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) dứa (𦼥)

(Northern Vietnam) pineapple
a species of pineapple commonly found in northern Vietnam

Synonyms

(pineapple): thơm (southern Vietnam), khóm (dialectal), khớm (dialectal), huyền nương (dated)

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