Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate

chày

[t͡ɕaj˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

dụng cụ để giã

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) bat

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

gậy dùng để đánh bóng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

bóng chàybaseball

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

What does “chày” mean?

(noun) pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Is “chày” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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