Corsican edit

Etymology edit

From Latin quid (what), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷid. Cognates include Italian che (what, that) and French que (what, that).

Pronoun edit

chè

  1. (interrogative pronoun) what?
  2. (relative pronoun) that, which

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Haitian Creole edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From French chair (flesh).

Noun edit

chè

  1. meat

Etymology 2 edit

From French cher (expensive).

Adjective edit

chè

  1. expensive

Italian edit

Conjunction edit

chè

  1. (archaic) Alternative spelling of ché

Mandarin edit

Alternative forms edit

  • chenonstandard
  • ĉèvery rare shorthand

Romanization edit

chè (che4, Zhuyin ㄔㄜˋ)

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Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (tea, SV: trà). Doublet of and trà.

Noun edit

chè (𦷨, )

  1. (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) tea (plant)
  2. (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) tea (drink)
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  • Tai Dam: ꪵꪋ

Etymology 2 edit

 
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Noun edit

chè (𥻹, 𤯊)

  1. a thick, sweet dessert soup or pudding, often made with glutinous rice and/or beans
    • 1961: Nguyễn Huy Tưởng, Chapter 13, Sống mãi với Thủ Đô
      Tất cả hoà hợp trong cái vui rối rít mà vẫn nhịp nhàng của những tranh, những câu đối, những bao hương, bao nến, bao chè, những bánh pháo, những hộp kẹo, hộp mứt, những chậu cá vàng.
      Everything came together in the bustling yet harmonious joy of the paintings, the Chinese couplets, the bags of perfume, of chè, the firecrackers, the boxes of candy, of candied fruit, the goldfish bowls.
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