quất

See also: quat, quạt, quặt, quật, and quat'

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwət̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wək̚˦˥]
Homophone: quốc (southern Vietnam)

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 橘 (“orange, tangerine”).

Noun

quất

(Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) kumquat

Synonyms

tắc
hạnh

Derived terms

việt quất

Etymology 2

See quật.

Verb

quất

to lash, to whip
(informal) to do something drastically and redundantly
"Bài làm văn mà nó quất cho 5 trang."
"His essay is awfully long, written on 5 pages."
(slang) to fuck; to have sexual intercourse

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