How do you say “caiman” in Vietnamese?

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

"Caiman" in Vietnamese is cá sấu (crocodile).

“Caiman” in Vietnamese is cá sấu (crocodile).

Vietnamese words for “caiman”

cá sấunoun
Hanoi [kaː˧˦ səw˧˦] · Saigon [kaː˦˥ ʂəw˦˥]cá rising sấu rising
crocodile; crocodilian
for “caiman” meaning: Any of the relatively small crocodilians of the genus Caiman, within the family Alligatoridae.

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