kẹo cao su

Level ≈B2 (approx.) noun Top 3,000 most common

Hanoi [kɛw˧˨ʔ kaːw˧˧ su˧˧]Huế [kɛw˨˩ʔ kaːw˧˧ ʂʊw˧˧]Saigon [kɛw˨˩˨ kaːw˧˧ ʂʊw˧˧] browser voice

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kẹoheavynặng caolevelngang sulevelngang

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kẹo cao su means chewing gum.

Meanings of kẹo cao su in English

Noun

chewing gum ≈ sing-gum sinh-gôm

Example sentences with kẹo cao su

Bạn có kẹo cao su không? Do you have any gum?
Tôi nhai kẹo cao su. I chewed the gum.
Không được nhai kẹo cao su trong lớp học. Chewing gum isn't allowed in the classroom.
Tôi thường ăn kẹo cao su bạc hà sau bữa ăn. I often chew some mentholated gum after a meal.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

kẹo (“candy”) + cao su (“rubber”), literally “rubber candy”.

Frequently asked questions

What does kẹo cao su mean in English?

kẹo cao su (noun) means "chewing gum".

How do you pronounce kẹo cao su?

IPA: Hanoi [kɛw˧˨ʔ kaːw˧˧ su˧˧]; Saigon [kɛw˨˩˨ kaːw˧˧ ʂʊw˧˧]. Tones: kẹo — heavy tone (nặng), cao — level tone (ngang), su — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.