How do you say “plum” in Vietnamese?

“Plum” in Vietnamese is mận (plum), chọn lọc (to choose).

Vietnamese words for “plum”

• mậnListennoun
  Hanoi [mən˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [məŋ˨˩˨]mận heavy

  plum; wax apple

  for “plum” meaning: An edible, fleshy stone fruit of species Prunus domestica (European plum) and Prunus americana American plum, often of a dark red or purple colour.

• chọn lọcListenverb
  Hanoi [t͡ɕɔn˧˨ʔ lawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [cɔŋ˨˩˨ lawk͡p̚˨˩˨]chọn heavy lọc heavy

  to choose; to select; to pick

  for “plum” meaning: Choice; especially lavish or preferred.

Related Vietnamese words

• táoListennoun

  apple; jujube

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.