chè
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Also seen as: trà
Sense 1
Tea, the drink or the plant — everyday Northern usage; in the South tea is trà, and chè there means a sweet dessert soup instead.
Trà (nước uống, cây trà) — cách nói thường ngày ngoài Bắc; trong Nam "chè" chỉ món ngọt, còn nước uống là trà.
Noun
Examples
Editorial example (contributed-collins-enriched)
Sense 2
A sweet dessert soup or pudding of beans, sticky rice, taro, or fruit in syrup or coconut milk — used nationwide, and the only meaning of chè in the South.
Món ngọt nấu từ đậu, nếp, khoai hoặc trái cây với nước đường, nước cốt dừa — nghĩa dùng cả nước, và là nghĩa duy nhất của "chè" trong Nam.
Examples
Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Editorial curation, batch 042 (regional pairs)
Equivalents & related
Common questions
What does “chè” mean?
Tea, the drink or the plant — everyday Northern usage; in the South tea is trà, and chè there means a sweet dessert soup instead.
Is “chè” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.
What is the closest equivalent?
“trà” (Tiếng Việt) — same meaning · other region.