How do you say “pox” in Vietnamese?

“Pox” in Vietnamese is đậu (bean).

Vietnamese words for “pox”

• đậuListennoun
  Hanoi [ʔɗəw˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɗəw˨˩˨]đậu heavy

  bean; nut

  for “pox” meaning: A disease characterized by skin eruptions (especially purulent ones) that may leave pockmarks.

Related Vietnamese words

• khiếpListenverb

  to be seized by fear; to be frightened

• gớmListenadjective

  loathsome; disgusting

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.