bà tám

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See also: batam

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Calque of Cantonese 八婆 (baat3 po4, meddling woman, literally eight elderly women), from (elderly woman) +‎ tám (eight). See also tám (to gossip).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tám

  1. a very talkative woman; chatterbox; gossip