"xu" meaning in English

See xu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /suː/ Forms: xu [plural], xus [plural, rare], su [alternative]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese xu, from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and sou. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|vi|xu}} Vietnamese xu, {{der|en|fr|sou}} French sou, {{doublet|en|sol|sold|soldo|solid|solidus|sou}} Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and sou Head templates: {{en-noun|xu|s|pl2qual=rare}} xu (plural xu or (rare) xus)
  1. A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong. Wikipedia link: Vietnamese dong, xu

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "vi",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "sou"
      },
      "expansion": "French sou",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "3": "sold",
        "4": "soldo",
        "5": "solid",
        "6": "solidus",
        "7": "sou"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and sou",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Vietnamese xu, from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and sou.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "xu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xus",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "su",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        },
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong."
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "dong",
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        ]
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        "xu"
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      "ipa": "/suː/"
    },
    {
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    }
  ],
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}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "vi",
        "3": "xu"
      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "sou"
      },
      "expansion": "French sou",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "sol",
        "3": "sold",
        "4": "soldo",
        "5": "solid",
        "6": "solidus",
        "7": "sou"
      },
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      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "form": "xu",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xus",
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        "plural",
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "su",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English indeclinable nouns",
        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
        "English nouns with irregular plurals",
        "English terms borrowed from Vietnamese",
        "English terms derived from French",
        "English terms derived from Vietnamese",
        "Pages with 10 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:English/uː",
        "Rhymes:English/uː/1 syllable"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dong",
          "dong"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "Vietnamese dong",
        "xu"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/suː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    }
  ],
  "word": "xu"
}

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