Tiếng Việt · Word Attested 18+

cò

[kɔ˨˩] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) stork (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loài chim lớn thuộc họ Ciconiidae

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

Examples

Con cò, cò bay lả, lả bay la; bay từ là từ cửa phủ, bay ra là ra cánh đồng.The stork flies gracefully from the palace's gate out into the field.

Mấy con cò kiếm ăn ngoài ruộng.Several egrets are feeding in the rice field.

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 ↗ Local usage: Cò is a broad everyday term, not an exact zoological equivalent of stork. [contributed-collins-enriched]

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) egret

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loài chim trắng

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) penis, pee-pee

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bộ phận sinh dục nam

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Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) trigger (finger-operated lever used to fire a gun)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cơ chế bắn súng

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Examples

bóp còto pull the trigger

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sense 5

Meaning · English

(noun, informal, disapproving) a broker or tout — the middleman who works the gap between buyer and seller, often shadily; also the cut such a broker takes.

⚠ Register: derogatory

Sources & notes

Sense documented on en.wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), definition adapted; retrieved 2026-08-05.

Common questions

What does “cò” mean?

(noun) stork (large wading bird of the family Ciconiidae)

Is “cò” formal or informal?

cò is generally informal; connotation: offensive or derogatory to many.

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