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mother-of-pearl nghĩa là gì?

xà cừ

/ˌmʌðəɹ əv ˈpɜː(ɹ)l/

mother-of-pearl in Vietnamese: xà cừ. In English, mother-of-pearl means the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.

Vietnamese words for mother-of-pearl

pearly layer
xà cừ

English meaning of mother-of-pearl

  1. noun The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.
  2. noun A butterfly of the genus Salamis.
  3. noun A butterfly of the species Patania ruralis.
  4. adjective Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly.

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Questions about mother-of-pearl in Vietnamese

What is the meaning of mother-of-pearl in Vietnamese?
Mother-of-pearl in Vietnamese is xà cừ.
mother-of-pearl nghĩa là gì?
Mother-of-pearl: xà cừ.
What does mother-of-pearl mean in English?
Mother-of-pearl means the hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: mother-of-pearl (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Vietnamese words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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