Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

cào cào

[kaːw˨˩ kaːw˨˩] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) a pointy-headed grasshopper or locust

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loài cào cào đầu nhọn

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

𧎸𧎸也𥺊蚤瞻蚤𦁼襖𬦄襖顛朱眉Ye grasshopper, pound rice for me! I'll sew red and black robes for you.

For if you refuse to let my people go, tomorrow I will bring locusts into your country. Nếu từ chối, không cho dân ta đi, nầy, ngày mai ta sẽ sai cào cào đến địa phận ngươi;

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) a locust (a grasshopper of the family Acrididae)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loài cào cào thuộc họ Acrididae

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Common questions

What does “cào cào” mean?

(noun) a pointy-headed grasshopper or locust

Is “cào cào” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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