thớt

[tʰəːt̚˧˦]

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

Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) chopping board

Register: formal

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

Examples

Dùng thớt riêng để thái thịt sống.Use a separate chopping board for raw meat.

Editorial example (contributed-collins-enriched)

Sources & notes

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Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) thread (series of messages)

Register: formal

Sense 3

Meaning · English

(classifier) Indicates certain animals, chiefly horses and elephants.

Register: formal

Examples

Vua trên thớt ngựa chạy sang Bảo Lộc, [...]The king on horse's [back] fled towards Bảo Lộc, …
[...] đem 3.000 binh đinh, 80 thớt voi chiến, theo đường miền trên vào Ai Lao, [...]… took 3,000 troops, 80 war elephants, to march along the upland into Laos …

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Common questions

What does “thớt” mean?

(noun) chopping board

Is “thớt” formal or informal?

thớt is generally formal.

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