How do you say “shellfish” in Vietnamese?

“Shellfish” in Vietnamese is ốc (nut).

Vietnamese words for “shellfish”

ốcnoun
Hanoi [ʔəwk͡p̚˧˦] · Saigon [ʔəwk͡p̚˦˥]ốc rising
nut; an animal; especially a mollusk
for “shellfish” meaning: A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.

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