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• noun
The round, red, mulberry-like aggregate fruit of the East Asian deciduous tree Maclura tricuspidata, possessing sweet, juicy, watermelon-flavored flesh when fully ripe.
"The orchard grower harvested a basket of ripe che to eat fresh and make into jam."
Any of various traditional Vietnamese sweet beverages, puddings, or dessert soups typically made with water, coconut milk, beans, tapioca, jellies, and tropical fruits.
"After dinner at the Vietnamese restaurant, we ordered a chilled bowl of che topped with coconut cream and mung beans."
A thorny deciduous tree (Maclura tricuspidata) native to East Asia and belonging to the mulberry family (Moraceae), cultivated for its edible red fruit and leaves used to feed silkworms.
"They planted a hardy che in the garden to provide shade and late-autumn fruit."
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Word Origin & Etymology
In its botanical sense, borrowed from Mandarin Chinese 'zhè', meaning the Chinese mulberry tree. In its culinary sense, borrowed from Vietnamese 'chè', referring to traditional sweet dessert soups and beverages.
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