How do you say “mother-of-pearl” in Vietnamese?

“Mother-of-pearl” in Vietnamese is xà cừ (mother-of-pearl).

Vietnamese words for “mother-of-pearl”

• xà cừListennoun
  Hanoi [saː˨˩ kɨ˨˩] · Saigon [saː˨˩ kɨ˨˩]xà falling cừ falling

  mother-of-pearl; nacre

  for “mother-of-pearl” meaning: The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.

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