ca dé

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 咖椰 (gaa3 je4, kaya, SV: gia da)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ zɛ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ jɛ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ jɛ˦˥]

Noun

ca dé

  1. coconut curd, influenced by Malaysian and Indonesian kaya

Derived terms