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cà

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Hanoi [kaː˨˩]Huế [kaː˦˩]Saigon [kaː˨˩] browser voice
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càfallinghuyền

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cà means including the eggplant; tomato; various nightshades.

Classifier: cây, quả, trái — e.g. một cây cà (one including the eggplant)

Meanings of cà in English

Noun

  1. Any plant of the Solanaceae family, including the eggplant, tomato, various nightshades, etc. but excluding potato, chili peppers, and tobacco.
    • cà dầm tươnga type of egglant (cà bát) soaked in a local soy sauce

Verb

  1. to rub

Prefix

  1. repetitive prefix used for some verbs

Words with cà

cà bátcà chuacà dái dêcà pháocà tímcà giựtcà kêcà khịacà lămcà nhắccà rỡncà trật cà vuộtcà tưngcà vẹocà phêcà vạtcà chớncà cuốngcà gỉcà kheocà khổcà-mèncà nacà racà ricà ràngcà rácà-rốtcà sa

Example sentences with cà

  • Ông ta ghét cà rốt. He hates carrots.
  • Nó ghét cà rốt. He hates carrots.
  • Hắn ghét cà rốt. He hates carrots.
  • Tom ghét cà rốt. Tom hates carrots.
  • Thỏ thích cà rốt. Rabbits love carrots.
  • Tom thích cà rốt. Tom likes carrots.
  • Củ cải vàng, bí, cà rốt, đậu và khoai lang được xem là các loại rau củ chứa nhiều tinh bột. Parsnips, squash, carrots, peas and sweet potatoes are considered starchy vegetables.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, cà could be written as 茄, 䔅, 𣖚, 柯. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *gaː. Alves (2022) considers this to be borrowed from Chinese and thus non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 茄 (SV: gia); compare 茄 (OC *ɡa) (ZS).

Frequently asked questions

What does cà mean in English?

cà (noun) means "including the eggplant; tomato; various nightshades".

How do you pronounce cà?

IPA: Hanoi [kaː˨˩]; Saigon [kaː˨˩]. Tones: cà — falling tone (huyền).

What classifier is used with cà?

Common classifiers: cây, quả, trái — for example "một cây cà" (one including the eggplant).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.