How do you say “plait” in Vietnamese?

“Plait” in Vietnamese is đuôi sam (a braid/plait), tết (New Year).

Vietnamese words for “plait”

• đuôi samListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗuəj˧˧ saːm˧˧] · Saigon [ʔɗuj˧˧ ʂaːm˧˧]đuôi level sam level

  a braid/plait; a horseshoe crab tail

• tếtListenverb
  Hanoi [tet̚˧˦] · Saigon [təːt̚˦˥]tết rising

  New Year

Related Vietnamese words

• bệnListenverb

  to plait; to twist

• giócListenverb

  to plait

• đậuListenverb

  bean; nut

• đanListenverb

  to weave

• nếpListennoun

  glutinous rice

• bímListennoun

  vulva; pigtail; plait of hair

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.