dứa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dua"

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(obsolete) giứa

Etymology

From Middle Vietnamese giứa, from Proto-Vietic *-caːʔ (“pandanus”), with pandanus now being called dứa dại.

The etymological spelling giứa is now virtually never used, being replaced by dứa.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɨə˧˦]

(Huế) IPA^(key): [jɨə˨˩˦]

(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jɨə˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cây, quả, trái) dứa • (𦼥, 架)

(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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