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)
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Etymology 1

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

Noun

quất

  1. (Northern Vietnam, Central Vietnam) calamansi (Citrus x microcarpa)
    Synonyms: tắc, hạnh
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See quật.

Verb

quất • (繘)

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