How do you say “nipple” in Vietnamese?

“Nipple” in Vietnamese is núm vú (nipple).

Vietnamese words for “nipple”

• núm vúListennoun
  Hanoi [num˧˦ vu˧˦] · Saigon [nʊm˦˥ vʊw˦˥]núm rising vú rising

  nipple

  for “nipple” meaning: The projection of a mammary gland from which, on female therian mammals, milk is secreted.

  • Vùng hình tròn xung quanh núm vú được gọi là quầng vú.The circular area around the nipple is called areola.

Related Vietnamese words

• nhũ hoaListennoun

  nipple

• númListennoun

  teat; knob

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.