Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

đầu óc

[ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔawk͡p̚˧˦]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) mental capacity

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

năng lực tinh thần

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

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

đầu óc ngu si, tứ chi phát triểnstrong and healthy but very stupid

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Sources & notes

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

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) mind; thought

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

tư duy, suy nghĩ

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

đầu óc trên mâywandering, unfocused mind

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Topics: Brains

What does “đầu óc” mean?

(noun) mental capacity

Is “đầu óc” formal or informal?

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