Tiếng Việt · Word Candidate 18+

khoai

[xwaːj˧˧]

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) yam

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khoai tây

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

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) penis

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đình tinh

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) difficult; hard

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

khó; cứng

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Phần này khá là khoai đây.This part seems pretty difficult.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Topics: Food

What does “khoai” mean?

(noun) yam

Is “khoai” formal or informal?

khoai is generally vulgar.