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xà cừ

Pronunciation Northern /sa̤ː˨˩ kɨ̤˨˩/ Central /saː˧˧ kɨ˧˧/ Southern /saː˨˩ kɨ˨˩/
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African mahogany
Noun
African mahogany
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Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Noun
African mahogany Discourse & LogicTheme

A species of large tree native to Africa, often planted for shade or used for its hard wood.

vi Dọc theo con phố là những hàng cây xà cừ to lớn và xanh mát.

en Along the street are large and green African mahogany trees.

Sense 2 Noun
mother-of-pearl

The hard, shiny, colorful material that forms the inner layer of some shells, often used in jewelry.

vi Mặt trong của chiếc vỏ sò này lấp lánh màu xà cừ rất đẹp.

en The inside of this shell sparkles with beautiful mother-of-pearl colors.

Parts
xà / cừ / 硨磲
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Chinese characters Source-aligned
Representative candidate
硨磲
Candidates by syllable
xà 蛇(柁 / 𤥭) cừ 渠
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
ốc xà cừ / lò cừ / african mahogany / african mahogany
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Use
mãng xà / xà phòng / xà bần / xà bông …
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