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tỏi

Pronunciation Northern /tɔ̰j˧˩˧/ Central /tɔj˧˩˨/ Southern /tɔj˨˩˦/
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garlic
Noun
garlic
3 senses
Meaning
3 senses

Noun

Sense 1 Noun
garlic IngredientsTheme

A pungent plant related to the onion, with a bulb that divides into cloves, used widely as a seasoning.

vi Cô ấy thêm một ít tỏi vào món xào.

en She adds some garlic to the stir-fry.

Sense 2 Noun
one billion dongs

A Vietnamese slang term used to refer to a sum of money equal to one billion Vietnamese dongs.

vi Anh ấy vừa mới mua một căn hộ giá hai tỏi.

en He has just bought an apartment for two billion dongs.

Adjective

Sense 3 Adjective
to die

A slang term used to refer to the end of life or the act of dying.

vi Trong phim, nhân vật phản diện cuối cùng cũng bị tỏi.

en In the movie, the villain finally dies.

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tỏi (蕞)
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
Similar
tòi / tời / tôi / tồi …
Use
ngủm củ tỏi / ỏm tỏi / ngỏm củ tỏi / củ tỏi
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