How do you say “tattoo” in Vietnamese?

“Tattoo” in Vietnamese is xăm (to tattoo).

Vietnamese words for “tattoo”

• xămListenverb
  Hanoi [sam˧˧] · Saigon [sam˧˧]xăm level

  to tattoo

  for “tattoo” meaning: An image made on a body part, usually the skin with ink and a needle.

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