độc

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See also: đốc, đọc, doc, DOC, Doc, and dốc

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 毒. See also thuốc.

Adjective

độc

  1. toxic; poisonous; noxious; venomous
    chất độc ― poison; toxin
    nọc độc ― venom
    rắn độc ― a venomous snake
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Noun

độc

  1. short for chất độc (“toxin, poison”)
    Đừng ăn độc vào người nếu không muốn vào bệnh viện.
    Don't eat poison if you don't want to end up in hospital.

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 獨.

Adjective

độc

  1. (informal) unique
    hàng độc ― exclusive stuff

Romanization

độc

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 獨
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Doublet of đọc.

Romanization

độc

  1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 讀
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