# mãng cầu meaning in Vietnamese: custard apple (A2)

> mãng cầu means “custard apple, sugar apple” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/mang-cau/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**mãng cầu**: custard apple

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: mang cau

## 1. custard apple (noun)

custard apple, sugar apple

Hà Nội calls it *na*. *Mãng cầu xiêm* is the bigger soursop.

- Saigon: Tui chưa ăn mãng cầu bao giờ. | Hà Nội: Tôi chưa ăn na bao giờ. — I've never eaten a custard apple.
- Saigon: Mãng cầu chín rồi, ăn được rồi. | Hà Nội: Na chín rồi, ăn được rồi. — The custard apple is ripe now, you can eat it.

Saigon only

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