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How do you say “fiddler crab” in Vietnamese?

“Fiddler crab” in Vietnamese is cáy (fiddler crab), còng (handcuffs).

Vietnamese words for “fiddler crab”

  • cáynoun
    Hanoi [kaj˧˦] · Saigon [ka(ː)j˦˥]cáy rising

    fiddler crab; mangrove crab

    for “fiddler crab” meaning: Any of the various species of crab of the family Ocypodidae, of which the male crabs have a major claw significantly larger than their minor claw.

  • còngnoun
    Hanoi [kawŋ͡m˨˩] · Saigon [kawŋ͡m˨˩]còng falling

    handcuffs

    for “fiddler crab” meaning: Any of the various species of crab of the family Ocypodidae, of which the male crabs have a major claw significantly larger than their minor claw.

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