đét-xe
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- lát-xê, la sét
Etymology
From French glacée (“iced”) through semantic change, shortened form of French bière glacée ("iced beer"), which was a common digestif served alongside dessert in colonial Vietnam. A folk etymology claims that the word is a phonetic translation of French dessert (“dessert”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛt̚˧˦ sɛ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛt̚˦˧˥ sɛ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɛk̚˦˥ sɛ˧˧]
Noun
đét-xe
- (France, colloquial) dessert
Synonyms
- tráng miệng