English · Word Candidate

liver

/ˈlɪvə/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: livers

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một cơ quan lớn trong cơ thể lưu trữ và chuyển hóa chất dinh dưỡng

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Noun

Examples

Steve Jobs is a famous liver transplant recipient.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

This organ, as taken from animals used as food.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cơ quan này khi lấy từ động vật làm thực phẩm

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Noun

Examples

I'd like some goose liver pate.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Of the colour of liver (dark brown, tinted with red and gray).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Màu nâu sẫm pha đỏ và xám

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Adjective

Examples

His friend Rothwell, who had the use of the best Laveracks for breeding purposes, wrote him that one of his puppies was liver and white.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Someone who lives (usually in a specified way).

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Người sống theo cách nhất định

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Examples

Ephori of Sparta, hearing a dissolute liver propose a very beneficial advise unto the people, commaunded him to hold his peace, and desired an honest man to assume the invention of it unto himselfe and to propound it.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “liver” mean?

A large organ in the body that stores and metabolizes nutrients, destroys toxins and produces bile. It is responsible for thousands of biochemical reactions.

Is “liver” formal or informal?

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