Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

dà

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) various plants of the genus Ceriops

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

các loài thực vật thuộc chi Ceriops

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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

(adjective) brownish

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

màu nâu đỏ

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) North Central Vietnam form of nhà (“house; home”)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

hình thức miền Bắc Trung Bộ của nhà

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Trung · Central Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Central”

Examples

- Ông ở dà (nhà) khôông đi chơi mô à? - Biết chơi chiếc với ai, đèng (đành) ở dà rứa thôi rọ!- Are you just gonna stay at home and not hang out anywhere? - I can't think of anyone to hang out with, so i guess i'm just gonna stay at home!

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Common questions

What does “dà” mean?

(noun) various plants of the genus Ceriops

Is “dà” formal or informal?

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

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