cá sấu

See also: casáu

Vietnamese
Cá sấu

Etymology

cá (“fish”) + sấu (“crocodile”).

Not etymologically related to xấu (“ugly”), which is sometimes considered as connected due to folk etymology.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˦ səw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˨˩˦ ʂəw˨˩˦] ~ [kaː˨˩˦ səw˨˩˦]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥ ʂəw˦˥] ~ [kaː˦˥ səw˦˥]

Noun

(classifier con) cá sấu • (个/𩵜 + 䱸/𩽉/𩽤)

  1. crocodile
  2. (by extension) crocodilian
  3. (figurative, slang, a play on sấu ~ xấu (“ugly”)) ugly person
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