Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

củ sắn

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Cassava root — the Northern reading: the starchy boiled or steamed field crop the South calls khoai mì.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Củ khoai mì — cách hiểu miền Bắc: củ luộc, hấp nhiều bột mà trong Nam gọi là khoai mì.

Where it’s used: Used Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam • Northern reading: cassava (Southern: khoai mì).

Mẹ luộc rổ củ sắn cho mấy đứa ăn sáng.Mom boiled a basket of cassava for the kids’ breakfast.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Editorial curation, batch 042 (regional pairs)

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Jicama — the Southern reading: the crisp, juicy white tuber eaten raw, which the North calls củ đậu.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Củ đậu — cách hiểu miền Nam: củ trắng, giòn, mọng nước hay ăn sống, ngoài Bắc gọi là củ đậu.

Where it’s used: Used Miền Nam · Southern Vietnam • Southern reading: jicama (Northern: củ đậu).

Trưa nắng, gọt củ sắn chấm muối ớt ăn cho mát.On a hot afternoon, peel a jicama and dip it in chili salt to cool off.

Editorial example (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)

Sources & notes

Editorial curation, batch 042 (regional pairs)

Lighter cards are two steps away in the meaning graph — equivalents of equivalents, reached via the entry shown on the card.

What does “củ sắn” mean?

Cassava root — the Northern reading: the starchy boiled or steamed field crop the South calls khoai mì.

Is “củ sắn” 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?

“sắn” (Tiếng Việt) — same meaning · other region.