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cần tây

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Hanoi [kən˨˩ təj˧˧]Huế [kəŋ˦˩ təj˧˧]Saigon [kəŋ˨˩ təj˧˧] browser voice
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cầnfallinghuyềntâylevelngang

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cần tây means celery.

Meanings of cần tây in English

Noun

  1. celery

Example sentences with cần tây

  • Tôi thích củ cần tây. I like celeriac.
  • Tôi ghét cần tây. I hate celery.

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

Etymology

cần (“water parsnip”) + tây (“western”).

Frequently asked questions

What does cần tây mean in English?

cần tây (noun) means "celery".

How do you pronounce cần tây?

IPA: Hanoi [kən˨˩ təj˧˧]; Saigon [kəŋ˨˩ təj˧˧]. Tones: cần — falling tone (huyền), tây — level tone (ngang).

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. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.