The Vietnamese word for fruit is
trái cây

Translations for fruit and their definitions

quả
1. n. (especially, Northern Vietnam) piece of fruit
2. n. (by extension) something round
3. n. (Northern Vietnam) round, painted casket (i.e., a jewelry box) with a lid
quả trầu - small box of betel nuts
4. n. (Northern Vietnam) punch (a hit or strike with one's fist)
Tao đấm cho mày một quả bây giờ! - I'll punch you!
5. classifier. (especially, Northern Vietnam) Refers to anything round, such as a piece of fruit.
quả bóng - a football; a balloon
quả trứng - an egg
quả tim - the heart

trái
1. adj. (often, with vi-l, bên) left (side, direction)
bên trái - on the left
Rẽ/Quẹo (tay) trái. - Turn left.
2. adj. reverse (side)
mặt trái của tấm vải - the reverse of a piece of cloth
3. adj. (rare) morally wrong, unreasonable, illogical
phân rõ phải trái, đúng sai - to distinguish between right and wrong
4. adv. inside out
Lộn trái quần áo để phơi. - Turn the clothes inside out and hang them out to dry.
5. prep. contrary to, despite
nắng trái tiết - sunny despite the climate
trái nghĩa - antonymous
trái với quan niệm thông thường - contrary to popular belief
6. n. (chiefly central Vietnam, southern Vietnam) a piece of fruit
ăn trái (cây) - to eat fruit
7. n. (informal) land mine
gài trái - to place land mines
8. classifier. (chiefly central Vietnam, southern Vietnam) Refers to anything round, such as a piece of fruit.
trái chôm chôm - rambutan
trái lựu đạn - grenade
trái núi - mountain
trái banh - football
trái cây - a piece of fruit
9. n. smallpox
lên trái - to come down with smallpox

trái cây
1. n. fruit (generally speaking)

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