Vietnamese Etymology Sino-Vietnamese word from 果 (“fruit”) and 體 (“body”), likely a calque from a European language. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˩ tʰe˧˩] (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaː˧˨ tʰej˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˨˩˦ tʰej˨˩˦] Noun quả thể (mycology) fruiting body/fruit body Synonym: thể quảWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.