How do you say “exotic” in Vietnamese?

“Exotic” in Vietnamese is kì lạ (strange), ngoại lai (foreign).

Vietnamese words for “exotic”

• kì lạListenadjective
  Hanoi [ki˨˩ laː˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [kɪj˨˩ laː˨˩˨]kì falling lạ heavy

  strange; odd; weird

  for “exotic” meaning: Foreign, especially in an exciting way.

  • Trong rừng mưa Amazon có rất nhiều loài động vật kì lạ.In the Amazon rainforest live numerous exotic animals.
• ngoại laiListenadjective
  Hanoi [ŋwaːj˧˨ʔ laːj˧˧] · Saigon [ŋwaːj˨˩˨ laːj˧˧]ngoại heavy lai level

  foreign; alien

  for “exotic” meaning: Non-native to the ecosystem.

Related Vietnamese words

• kỳ lạListenadjective

  strange; odd; weird

• kỳ cụcListenadjective

  strange; odd; weird

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.