How do you say “kapok tree” in Vietnamese?
“Kapok tree” in Vietnamese is bông gòn (ceiba), gòn (ceiba), gạo (dehusked).
Vietnamese words for “kapok tree”
- bông gònnounHanoi [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣɔn˨˩] · Saigon [ʔɓəwŋ͡m˧˧ ɣɔŋ˨˩]bông level gòn falling
ceiba
for “kapok tree” meaning: Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.
- gònnounHanoi [ɣɔn˨˩] · Saigon [ɣɔŋ˨˩]gòn falling
ceiba; cotton pad
for “kapok tree” meaning: Ceiba pentandra, a tree of the tropical Americas and west-central Africa, with white flowers, cultivated in south-east Asia for its seed fibre.
- gạonounHanoi [ɣaːw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ɣaːw˨˩˨]gạo heavy
dehusked; uncooked rice
for “kapok tree” meaning: The silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba), an Asian tree with red flowers.
Related Vietnamese words
- bông gạonoun
a kapok tree; silk-cotton tree