How do you say “bone” in Vietnamese?

“Bone” in Vietnamese is xương (bone).

Vietnamese words for “bone”

• xươngListennoun
  Hanoi [sɨəŋ˧˧] · Saigon [sɨəŋ˧˧]xương level

  bone

  for “bone” meaning: A composite material consisting largely of calcium phosphate and collagen and making up the skeleton of most vertebrates.

  • Đừng ném xương cho chó.Don't throw the dog a bone.

Related Vietnamese words

• xương xẩuListennoun

  bony; skinny

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.