How do you say “mussel” in Vietnamese?

“Mussel” in Vietnamese is chem chép (certain bivalve molluscs).

Vietnamese words for “mussel”

• chem chépListennoun
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  certain bivalve molluscs

  for “mussel” meaning: Any of certain other bivalves of somewhat similar appearance, such as the zebra mussel and quagga mussel of the family Dreissenidae in subclass Heterodonta.

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• traiListennoun

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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.