How do you say “backpack” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "backpack" in Vietnamese?

"Backpack" in Vietnamese is ba lô (backpack).

“Backpack” in Vietnamese is ba lô (backpack).

Vietnamese words for “backpack”

ba lônoun
Hanoi [ʔɓaː˧˧ lo˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɓaː˧˧ low˧˧]ba level lô level
backpack
for “backpack” meaning: A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying
- Cái ba lô này là của ai vậy?Whose backpack is this?

Translations matched from English Wiktionary (translation tables and Vietnamese entries, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0) and the NgonNgu English–Vietnamese dictionary, reviewed and edited; examples from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice.