chà là

See also: chala and chalá

Vietnamese

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chà là

chà là

Etymology

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Particularly: “Indigenous term for Phoenix loureiroi (found in various parts of Eastern Asia including Vietnam) that got applied to P. dactylifera during globalisation?”

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˨˩ laː˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˦˩ laː˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [caː˨˩ laː˨˩]

Noun

(classifier cây, trái) chà là

date (fruit of the date palm)