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cà chua

Level ≈B1 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common
Hanoi [kaː˨˩ t͡ɕuə˧˧]Huế [kaː˦˩ t͡ɕuə˧˧]Saigon [kaː˨˩ cuə˧˧] browser voice
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cà chua means tomato.

Classifier: cây, trái, quả — e.g. một cây cà chua (one tomato)

Meanings of cà chua in English

Noun

  1. tomato

Words with cà chua

nước xốt cà chua

Example sentences with cà chua

  • Cà chua có phải trái cây không? Are tomatoes a fruit?
  • Tom bóp nát quả cà chua. Tom squashed the tomato.
  • Cà chua là hoa quả hay rau củ? Are tomatoes a fruit or a vegetable?
  • Tôi thích ăn cà chua. I like eating tomatoes.
  • Tôi ghét cà chua. I hate tomatoes.
  • Coi kìa, người ta bảo nghe nhạc Mozart làm cho cà chua lớn lên. Look, they say listening to Mozart makes tomatoes grow.

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

Etymology

cà (“any plant in the family Solanaceae except potato and chili peppers”) + chua (“sour”). Semantically, compare Burmese ခရမ်းချဉ် (hka.ram:hkyany).

Frequently asked questions

What does cà chua mean in English?

cà chua (noun) means "tomato".

How do you pronounce cà chua?

IPA: Hanoi [kaː˨˩ t͡ɕuə˧˧]; Saigon [kaː˨˩ cuə˧˧]. Tones: cà — falling tone (huyền), chua — level tone (ngang).

What classifier is used with cà chua?

Common classifiers: cây, trái, quả — for example "một cây cà chua" (one tomato).

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.