ca dé

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• cadé

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Cantonese 咖椰 (gaa3 je4, “kaya”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ zɛ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ jɛ˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧ jɛ˦˥]

Noun

ca dé

1. coconut curd, influenced by Malaysian and Indonesian kaya

Derived terms

• xôi cadé