đét-xe
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From French glacée (“iced”) through semantic change, shortened form of French bière glacée ("iced beer"), which was a common digestif served alongside dessert in colonial Vietnam. A folk etymology claims that the word is a phonetic translation of French dessert (“dessert”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛt̚˧˦ sɛ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛt̚˦˧˥ sɛ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛk̚˦˥ sɛ˧˧]
Noun edit
đét-xe