Lagenaria siceraria (calabash vine, bottle gourd)
(by extension) Any plant of genus Lagenaria
Various varieties of Oryza sativa rice that are usually planted as lúa Chiêm in deep paddies, and are relatively colorful, rather strong, and can be planted in paddies high in alum, for red rice or low-quality rice.
gourd (hard-shelled fruit from a plant in Lagenaria)
gourd (dried and hardened shell of a gourd fruit)
(botany) ovary (lower part of a pistil or carpel that bears ovules)
(horticulture) rootball
(nautical) bulbous bow; bulbous stern
bosom (seat of one's inner thoughts, feelings, etc.)
(dialectal) womb; baby bump
a space of something
pregnancy

adj

pregnant
(used in compounds) bulging, plump

verb

to be pregnant
to vote
to elect

bầu hồ lô

bầu hồ lô
noun

(botany) a bottle gourd; calabash (of the species Lagenaria siceraria)

bầu sao

bầu sao
noun

(botany) a mottled bottle gourd; long opo squash (a kind of gourd that tends to have light spots)

bồ kết

bồ kết
noun

locust tree

cam

cam
noun

orange, such as or citrus sinensis sinensis or citrus aurantium
Short for cam sành (“Citrus reticulata × sinensis”).

adj

made of oranges
(màu ~) of the colour orange

cau

cau
noun

areca

verb

to frown

chanh

chanh
noun

lime

chanh dây

chanh dây
noun

(Southern Vietnam) passion fruit

chanh leo

chanh leo
noun

(Northern Vietnam) passion fruit

chanh tây

chanh tây
noun

lemon

chuối

chuối
noun

banana
(slang) penis

adj

(slang, Northern Vietnam) cringeworthy; cringy

chà là

chà là
noun

date (fruit of the date palm)

chìa vôi

chìa vôi
noun

a tool for spreading lime (on a betel leaf)
(zoology) a wagtail (bird of the genus Motacilla)
(zoology, by extension) any bird of the family Motacillidae
(botany) turpeth; St. Thomas lidpod (plant of the species Operculina turpethum)

chòi mòi

chòi mòi
noun

(botany) a shrub of the species Antidesma ghaesembilla

chôm chôm

chôm chôm
noun

(archaic or probably obsolete) sponge
rambutan
(slang) HIV

chùm bao

chùm bao
noun

wild maracuja (Passiflora foetida)

cà

cà
noun

nightshade

verb

to rub

prefix

repetitive prefix used for some verbs

cà chua

cà chua
noun

tomato

cà dái dê

cà dái dê
noun

eggplant

cà pháo

cà pháo
noun

African eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon

cà tím

cà tím
noun

eggplant

cóc

cóc
noun

a toad
species in the genus Spondias, such as Spondias dulcis

particle

(colloquial) not

intj

(colloquial) no

cầu

cầu
noun

(sports) a jianzi shuttlecock
(badminton) a badminton shuttlecock
(sports) Short for cầu mây (“sepak takraw ball”).
a bridge (construction or natural feature that spans a divide)
(Southern Vietnam) Short for nhà cầu (“latrine; lavatory”).
(economics) demand

verb

to ask for; to demand
to pray that something will happen; compare ước (“to wish”)

cầu lông

cầu lông
noun

badminton
(badminton) a shuttlecock

cầu mây

cầu mây
noun

a sepak takraw ball
sepak takraw

cật

cật
noun

(colloquial) kidney
(rare) loin
outer layer of bamboo; bark

dâu

dâu
noun

mulberry
(by extension) strawberry
daughter-in-law
Short for cô dâu (“bride”).

dâu tây

dâu tây
noun

strawberry

dây gắm

dây gắm
noun

(botany) a climbing shrub of the species Gnetum montanum
(botany) plants of the division Gnetophyta (generally)

dưa hấu

dưa hấu
noun

watermelon

dưa lê

dưa lê
noun

honeydew melon

dương đào

dương đào
noun

kiwi

dứa

dứa
noun

(Northern Vietnam) pineapple
a species of pineapple commonly found in northern Vietnam

dừa

dừa
noun

coconut

gấc

gấc
noun

hồng

hồng
adj

pink
(only in compounds) red

noun

persimmon

hồng táo

hồng táo
noun

(botany) red date; Chinese jujube; Chinese date (of the species Ziziphus jujuba)

khóm

khóm
noun

bush, clump (of trees)
(Southern Vietnam) pineapple
a species of pineapple commonly found in southern Vietnam
(Mekong Delta) a neighborhood

khế

khế
noun

carambola, star fruit

romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 憩
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 契
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 瘈

long nhãn

long nhãn
noun

(dated or rare) longan

lê

lê
noun

pear

verb

to drag (one's feet)

lệ chi

lệ chi
noun

(obsolete) lychee

lựu

lựu
noun

pomegranate

lựu đạn

lựu đạn
noun

grenade

me
noun

tamarind
mother

minh quyết

minh quyết
noun

(botany) carob (a flowering tree of the species Ceratonia siliqua)

minh ti

minh ti
noun

(rare, fiction) the underworld department, where cases concerning the dead are judged by King Yama
(botany) Chinese evergreen (flowering plant of the genus Aglaonema)

muỗm

muỗm
noun

katydid, bush-cricket
Mangifera foetida, a species of flowering plants in the Mangifera (mango genus).
spoon

mâm xôi

mâm xôi
noun

(botany) berries of the genus Rubus, especially the raspberry

mãng cầu

mãng cầu
noun

(Southern Vietnam) sugar apple

mìn

mìn
noun

mine; dynamite

mít

mít
noun

jackfruit

adj

(chiefly in compounds) be hermetically closed
(vulgar) thick-headed; ignorant

măng cụt

măng cụt
noun

mangosteen

mận

mận
noun

(Northern Vietnam) plum
(Southern Vietnam) wax apple (Syzygium samarangense)

na
noun

(Northern Vietnam) sugar apple (Annona squamosa)

nho

nho
adj

Alternative letter-case form of Nho (“Ruist; Confucianist”)

noun

grape

nhàu

nhàu
noun

Morinda citrifolia, noni

adj

be wrinkled

nhót

nhót
noun

Elaeagnus latifolia

núi

núi
noun

a mountain

núi lửa

núi lửa
noun

volcano (mountain containing a magma chamber)

phật thủ

phật thủ
noun

Buddha's hand (fruit)

quýt

quýt
noun

tangerine; mandarin orange

roi

roi
noun

whip, rod
(Northern Vietnam) Syzygium samarangense (wax apple)

sa kê

sa kê
noun

breadfruit

sung

sung
noun

sycamore

sơ ri

sơ ri
noun

acerola

sấu

sấu
noun

crocodile
(by extension) crocodilian
Dracontomelon duperreanum, a species of flowering plants in the Anacardiaceae (cashew family).
(by extension) The genus Dracontomelum.
Fruit of Dracontomelon duperreanum.

sầu riêng

sầu riêng
noun

durian

thanh long

thanh long
noun

pitaya, dragon fruit

thơm

thơm
adj

fragrant, sweet-smelling; of a pleasant aroma

noun

a species of pineapple commonly found in southern Vietnam

verb

(colloquial, not on the lips) to kiss

thận

thận
noun

(anatomy) a kidney

thị

thị
noun

yellow persimmon (gold apple), Diospyros decandra
(only in compounds) market

pron

(archaic or literary or formal, derogatory) she/her, that criminal
(archaic or literary, derogatory) you, bitch

verb

(only in compounds) to see

tim

tim
noun

(anatomy, cardiology) a heart

trái

trái
adj

(often with bên) left (side, direction)
reverse (side)
(rare) morally wrong, unreasonable, illogical

adv

inside out

prep

contrary to, despite

noun

(chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) a piece of fruit
(informal) land mine
smallpox

classifier

(chiefly Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) Refers to anything round, such as a piece of fruit.

romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 債
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 責

trẩu

trẩu
noun

mu oil tree (Vernicia montana)
(neologism, slang) Contraction of trẻ trâu.

trứng

trứng
noun

an egg (body housing an embryo; egg of domestic fowl as food item; ovum)

trứng cá

trứng cá
noun

(literally) a fish egg(s); roe
Muntingia calabura
Short for mụn trứng cá (“acne pimple”).

trứng gà

trứng gà
noun

chicken egg
the canistel, a tropical fruit (Pouteria campechiana)

táo

táo
noun

apple
jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana)
(rare) jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); jharber (Ziziphus nummularia)
(Southern Vietnam) plum
(colloquial) constipation

romanization

Sino-Vietnamese reading of 澡
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 躁
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 掃
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 臊
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 燥
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 氉
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 竈
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 扫
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 噪
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 趮
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 譟
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 棗
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 灶
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 棘
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 埽
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 喿
Sino-Vietnamese reading of 橾

táo ta

táo ta
noun

(botany) Indian jujube; Indian plum; Chinese apple; dunks (of the species Ziziphus mauritiana)
(botany) jharber (of the species Ziziphus nummularia)
(botany) a tree of the genus Ziziphus (generally)

táo tàu

táo tàu
noun