How do you say “sour” in Vietnamese?

“Sour” in Vietnamese is chua (sour).

Vietnamese words for “sour”

• chuaListenadjective
  Hanoi [t͡ɕuə˧˧] · Saigon [cuə˧˧]chua level

  sour; acid; vinegary

  for “sour” meaning: Excessively acidic and thus infertile. (of soil)

  • Nó có mùi chua.It smells sour.

Related Vietnamese words

• ướtListenadjective

  wet

• ẩmListenadjective

  humid; damp; moist

• lên menListennoun

  fermentation

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.