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Etymology 1 edit

It has been claimed that the "lesbian" sense comes from a misreading of French homo, in which case the hyphenated spelling would be justified.

Adjective edit

ô môi

  1. (informal, derogatory) lesbian, tomboyish or butch
    Coordinate term: pê-đê
    • 2018 May, Thích Nhật Từ, THIỀN VIPASSANĀ - BỐN NỀN TẢNG CHÁNH NIỆM [VIPASSANĀ MEDITATION: FOUR MINDFULNESS FOUNDATIONS]:
      Ví dụ, có gia đình mong con trai thì sinh toàn con gái. Có gia đình mong sinh con gái nhưng toàn sinh con trai quậy phá. Có người muốn sinh con trai hoặc con gái cũng được nhưng lại sinh ra ô môi và pê-đê.
      For example, some families want sons but only have daughters. Some want daughters but only have naughty sons. Some people want sons or daughters but end up having gays and lesbians.

Etymology 2 edit

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “烏梅乌梅 (wūméi)? Phonetically close, but plums are not particularly similar to this tree.”

Noun edit

(classifier cây) ô môi

  1. pink shower tree