Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

mọc

[mawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ] 🎙 Say it

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Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to shoot out of the soil

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

mọc lên từ mặt đất

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

Tre già, măng mọc.Bamboos get old, bamboo shoots shoot.

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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 start to grow, extend or expand

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bắt đầu mọc, kéo dài hoặc mở rộng

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to start growing hair, nails, teeth, feathers, claws, lumps, pimples

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bắt đầu mọc tóc, móng, răng, lông, vuốt, cục u, mụn

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Bé mới mọc răng.The baby just grew a tooth.

mọc mụn đầy mặtto have pimples/acne all over one's face

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Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) pork ball

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

quả bóng thịt lợn

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What does “mọc” mean?

(verb) to shoot out of the soil

Is “mọc” formal or informal?

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

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