How do you say “hole” in Vietnamese?

“Hole” in Vietnamese is lỗ (by piercing), hố (pit).

Vietnamese words for “hole”

• lỗListennoun
  Hanoi [lo˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [low˨˩˦]lỗ creaky rising

  by piercing; punching; poking

  for “hole” meaning: A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; a dent; a depression; a fissure.

• hốListennoun
  Hanoi [ho˧˦] · Saigon [how˦˥]hố rising

  pit; hole

  • Anh ấy đã đào một cái hố.He dug a hole.

Related Vietnamese words

• hốcListennoun

  niche; creephole; hole

• giếng trờiListennoun

  an atrium

• lỗ hổngListennoun

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.