How do you say “mortar” in Vietnamese?

“Mortar” in Vietnamese is vữa (mortar), cối (mortar).

Vietnamese words for “mortar”

• vữaListennoun
  Hanoi [vɨə˦ˀ˥] · Saigon [vɨə˨˩˦]vữa creaky rising

  mortar

  for “mortar” meaning: A mixture of lime or cement, sand and water used for bonding building blocks.

• cốiListennoun
  Hanoi [koj˧˦] · Saigon [koj˦˥]cối rising

  mortar

  for “mortar” meaning: A hollow vessel used to pound, crush, rub, grind or mix ingredients with a pestle.

Related Vietnamese words

• súng cốiListennoun

  mortar

• hồListennoun

  lake

• trétListenverb

  to apply; to coat; to daub

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.