Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

khạc

[xaːk̚˧˨ʔ]

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to cough up; to hock

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

ho hoặc khạc

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

khạc đờmto cough up sputum; to hock

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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

(verb) to spit

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

nhổ hoặc khạc

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

khạc nhổ; khạc nước bọtto spit saliva

khạc lửato shoot

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What does “khạc” mean?

(verb) to cough up; to hock

Is “khạc” formal or informal?

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