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)

1. (Northern Vietnam) pineapple
2. a species of pineapple commonly found in northern Vietnam

Synonyms

• (pineapple): thơm (southern Vietnam), khóm (dialectal), khớm (dialectal), huyền nương (dated)