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How do you say “scorpion” in Vietnamese?

“Scorpion” in Vietnamese is bọ cạp (a scorpion), bò cạp (shivering).

Vietnamese words for “scorpion”

  • bọ cạpnoun
    Hanoi [ʔɓɔ˧˨ʔ kaːp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓɔ˨˩˨ kaːp̚˨˩˨]bọ heavy cạp heavy

    a scorpion

    for “scorpion” meaning: Any of the order Scorpiones of arachnids related to spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting at the end.

  • bò cạpadjective
    Hanoi [ʔɓɔ˨˩ kaːp̚˧˨ʔ] · Saigon [ʔɓɔ˨˩ kaːp̚˨˩˨]bò falling cạp heavy

    shivering; trembling

    for “scorpion” meaning: Any of the order Scorpiones of arachnids related to spiders, characterised by two large front pincers and a curved tail with a venomous sting at the end.

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