cỏ

[kɔ˧˩] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) grass

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

loài thực vật thấp

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Register: informal

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

Examples

đi cắt cỏ cho trâu ănto cut grass to feed buffaloes.
Cỏ mọc um tùm sau nhà.The grass is growing wild behind the house.

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Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) weed (any plant unwanted at the place where and at the time when it is growing)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cỏ dại

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Register: informal

Examples

nhổ cỏto pull weeds

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Sense 3

Meaning · English

(noun) weed; marijuana

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

cỏ, cần sa

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Register: informal

Sense 4

Meaning · English

(adjective) negligible

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

không đáng kể

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Register: informal

Common questions

What does “cỏ” mean?

(noun) grass

Is “cỏ” formal or informal?

cỏ is generally informal.

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