How do you say “eggplant” in Vietnamese?

“Eggplant” in Vietnamese is cà tím (eggplant), cà (including the eggplant).

Vietnamese words for “eggplant”

• cà tímListennoun
  Hanoi [kaː˨˩ tim˧˦] · Saigon [kaː˨˩ tim˦˥]cà falling tím rising

  eggplant

  for “eggplant” meaning: The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.

• càListennoun
  Hanoi [kaː˨˩] · Saigon [kaː˨˩]cà falling

  including the eggplant; tomato; various nightshades

  for “eggplant” meaning: The plant Solanum melongena or its edible fruit; an aubergine.

Related Vietnamese words

• cà dái dêListennoun

  eggplant

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.