cồ cộ

[ko˨˩ ko˧˨ʔ] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Meaning · English

(adjective) big, large, great

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

Examples

Buổi tối, vào phòng riêng, tôi thấy một hộp quà đặt trên đầu giường. Tôi mở ra, là một chiếc chuông gió và tấm thiệp với hàng chữ to cồ cộ của em trai tôi: "Chị ơi, bố mẹ biết chị em mình giận dỗi nhau sẽ buồn lắm đấy. Chúng ta làm lành nhé! Em chúc chị sinh nhật thật nhiều niềm vui!"In the evening, having entered my own room, I saw a gift-box put on my bed's topmost corner. I opened it; [inside] there were a windchime and a card with my little brother's large-and-big-font handwritings: "Big Sis, if Dad and Mom know we're mad at each other they'll be very sad. Let's make peace!

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Sources & notes

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

Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) large locust

Sense 3

Meaning · English

(noun) large black cicada

Common questions

What does “cồ cộ” mean?

(adjective) big, large, great

Is “cồ cộ” formal or informal?

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

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