How do you say “cocoon” in Vietnamese?

“Cocoon” in Vietnamese is kén (a cocoon).

Vietnamese words for “cocoon”

• kénListennoun
  Hanoi [kɛn˧˦] · Saigon [kɛŋ˦˥]kén rising

  a cocoon

  for “cocoon” meaning: The silky case spun by the larvae of some insects in which they metamorphose, protecting the pupa within.

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