dứa

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Vietnamese giứa, from Proto-Vietic *-caːʔ (pandanus), with pandanus now being called dứa dại.

The etymological spelling giứa is now virtually never used, being replaced by dứa.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier cây, quả, trái) dứa (𦼥, )

  1. (Northern Vietnam) pineapple
  2. a species of pineapple commonly found in northern Vietnam

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