xôi cadé

Vietnamese

Etymology

xôi +‎ cadé, from Cantonese 咖椰 (gaa3 je4, kaya).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [soj˧˧ kaː˧˧ zɛ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [soj˧˧ kaː˧˧ jɛ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [soj˧˧ kaː˧˧ jɛ˦˥]
  • Phonetic spelling: xôi ca dé

Noun

xôi cadé

  1. sticky rice dish made with ca dé (kaya coconut curd), popular among Chinese communities in Vietnam