Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

vẹt

[vɛt̚˧˨ʔ] 🎙 Say it

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

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) parrot

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

con vẹt

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Where it’s used: Used Miền Bắc · Northern Vietnam • Wiktionary labels this sense “Northern”

Examples

Nhà hàng xóm có con vẹt biết nói.Our neighbor has a talking parrot.

Con vẹt nhà tôi bắt chước tiếng người.My parrot imitates human speech.

Editorial example (contributed-collins-enriched)

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗ Local usage: Con vẹt is also natural when referring to an individual bird. [contributed-collins-enriched]

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to push aside

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đẩy sang bên

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Examples

Ông già còn kịp thấy chị Hảo chạy lại vẹt đám con nít ra,[…]The old man still saw Hảo coming at a run and pushing the kids aside, […]

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) Bruguiera, six species of mangrove plants of coastal areas from east Africa to northern Australia.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

thực vật vùng duyên hải

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Common questions

What does “vẹt” mean?

(noun) parrot

Is “vẹt” formal or informal?

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

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