đực
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Etymology
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From Proto-Vietic *dək (“male”); non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 特 (SV: đặc). Compare Thai ถึก (tʉ̀k).
Pronunciation
Adjective
- (of a non-human and non-avian species of animal or plant or their reproductive organs) male
- mèo đực ― a male cat
- (of men) đực rựa ― male as heck; freaking male
- Nghĩ sao con gái mà vô ở chung phòng với một bọn đực rựa?
- How the hell is it okay for a girl to stay with a roomful of dudes?
- (colloquial) absent-minded
- đực mặt ― with a blank expression
- đứng đực ― to stand absent-mindedly
See also
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