Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

hua

[huə˧˧] 🎙 Say it

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) maggot found in fermented sauce

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

giun trong nước mắm

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Noun

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

Examples

Đôi khi bát úp không kín, ruồi dấm lọt vào đẻ trứng nở ra con hua tương trắng như đầu tăm, [...]Sometimes the bowls are not covered properly, allowing fruit flies to get through and lay eggs that spawn sauce maggots that are as white as the pointy end of a toothpick, …

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Sources & notes

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

Common questions

What does “hua” mean?

(noun) maggot found in fermented sauce

Is “hua” formal or informal?

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

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