cá sấu

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Vietnamese

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Cá sấu

Etymology

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(fish) + sấu (crocodile).

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier con) sấu (/𩵜 + /𩽉/𩽤)

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