Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

lốt

[lot̚˧˦] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) shed or molted skin; slough

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

lớp da bị bong hoặc rụng

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

Examples

rắn thay lốta snake molting/shedding; a snake casting off its slough

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Sources & notes

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

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) a guise (cover; cloak) or a disguise (attire to hide/assume an identity; that which masks what's beneath)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mặt nạ hoặc giả trang

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Examples

sói đội lốt cừua wolf in sheep's clothing

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) snake

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

con rắn

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Examples

Con hùm kiêng gọi là ông ba mươi, con rắn kiêng gọi là ông lốt, con voi kiêng gọi là ông vâm.As a form of avoidance, the tiger is called ông ba mươi (literally, “Sir Thirtieth [Night]”), the snake is called ông lốt (literally, “Sir Slough”), the elephant is called ông vâm (literally, “Sir Oliphant”).

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Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) synonym of lá lốt (“Piper sarmentosum”)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

từ đồng nghĩa của lá lốt (Piper sarmentosum)

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Examples

bò nướng lá lốtgrilled beef in (piper) lolot leaves

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Common questions

What does “lốt” mean?

(noun) shed or molted skin; slough

Is “lốt” formal or informal?

lốt is generally formal.

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