How do you say “kingfisher” in Vietnamese?

Q: How do you say "kingfisher" in Vietnamese?

"Kingfisher" in Vietnamese is bói cá (kingfisher).

“Kingfisher” in Vietnamese is bói cá (kingfisher).

Vietnamese words for “kingfisher”

bói cánoun
Hanoi [ʔɓɔj˧˦ kaː˧˦] · Saigon [ʔɓɔj˦˥ kaː˦˥]bói rising cá rising
kingfisher
for “kingfisher” meaning: Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.

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