Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Sino-Vietnamese word from . Compare giặc.

Suffix

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tặc

  1. suffix for exploitative criminals
    đạo tặca bandit
    sơn tặca mountain-dwelling bandit
    hải tặc / thuỷ tặca pirate
    lâm tặcan illegal forest harvester
    không tặca plane hijacker
    tin tặca malicious hacker
    dâm tặca rapist
Derived terms
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Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Verb

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tặc

  1. to click, to clack, to make sound with the tongue
    Synonym: chặc
Usage notes
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  • Mainly used in the phrase tặc lưỡi.