No. 982 in Vietnamese
dừa
Coconut.
In a sentence
Tôi thích ăn dừa vì nó vừa ngon vừa bổ.
I like eating coconuts because they are both delicious and nutritious.
Here, 'dừa' means 'coconut', referring to the tropical fruit.
Người ta làm nhà dừa để tận dụng lá cây dừa.
People build coconut leaf houses to utilize coconut palm leaves.
In this sentence, 'dừa' refers to 'coconut' as part of the materials derived from the coconut palm tree.
Cô ấy dừa xong bài tập trước khi đi chơi.
She just finished the homework before going out.
Here, 'dừa' is used as a verb meaning 'to just finish' in informal speech, although uncommon.
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