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Vietnamese
Etymology
The sense "ferocious woman" was likely due to the word being treated as if it is a compound of bà (“old woman, old lady”) + chằn (“ogre”).
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier con) bà chằn
- a type of slug
- (colloquial, Southern Vietnam, can be offensive) a ferocious woman
- Synonym: bà chằn lửa