cà tím
Pronunciation
Northern
/ka̤ː˨˩ tim˧˥/
Central
/kaː˧˧ tḭm˩˧/
Southern
/kaː˨˩ tim˧˥/
Listen
eggplant
Noun
eggplant
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1 senses
2 Components
Meaning
1 senses
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Meaning
1 senses
Sense 1
Noun
eggplant Food, Cooking & Drinks
Food & Dishes
A plant cultivated for its edible purple fruit, which is often long or round in shape.
vi Tôi thích ăn món cà tím nướng.
en I like eating grilled eggplant.
Parts
cà / tím / A compound of cà + tím …
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Parts
cà / tím / A compound of cà + tím …
OriginA compound of cà + tím
Chinese characters
Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
袈𧹿
Candidates by syllable
cà
袈（鎶 / 𣘁）
tím
𧹿
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
tim tím / cực tím / tia cực tím / hành tím …
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Similar
tim tím / cực tím / tia cực tím / hành tím …
Use
cà phê / cà chua / cà rốt / cà mau …
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Use
cà phê / cà chua / cà rốt / cà mau …