đực

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See also: đức, Đức, duc, dục, and dūc

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *dək (male); non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (SV: đặc). Compare Thai ถึก (tʉ̀k).

Pronunciation

Adjective

đực (, 󱙙, 𬌣)

  1. (of a non-human and non-avian species of animal or plant or their reproductive organs) male
    mèo đựca male cat
    (of men) đực rựamale as heck; freaking male
    Nghĩ sao con gái mà vô ở chung phòng với một bọn đực rựa?
    How the hell is it okay for a girl to stay with a roomful of dudes?
  2. (colloquial) absent-minded
    đực mặtwith a blank expression
    đứng đựcto stand absent-mindedly

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