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˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɛk̚˦˥ sɛ˧˧]

Noun

đét-xe

1. (France, colloquial) dessert

Synonyms

• tráng miệng