How do you say “ginger” in Vietnamese?

“Ginger” in Vietnamese is gừng (ginger).

Vietnamese words for “ginger”

• gừngListennoun
  Hanoi [ɣɨŋ˨˩] · Saigon [ɣɨŋ˨˩]gừng falling

  ginger

  for “ginger” meaning: The pungent aromatic rhizome of a tropical Asian herb, Zingiber officinale, used as a spice and as a stimulant and acarminative.

  • Tôi đáng lẽ nên uống trà gừng để đỡ đau bụng.I should probably drink some ginger tea for my stomachache.

Related Vietnamese words

• đỏ hungListenadjective

  ginger or rufous

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.