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cua

crab
crab


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cua
     1. n. (zoology) l, a crab (a crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura)
     2. v. (southern Vietnam, slang) to take out a girl
     3. n. (dated, informal) corner, curve, bend (point where a route changes sharply)
           Xe chạy qua cua. - The car rounded a corner.
     4. n. (informal) period, term, round (period of time required to complete a task)
           theo học một cua ngoại ngữ - to study a foreign language for a term
           Học mỗi cua ba tháng. - Each term of study is three months.
     5. adj. (informal) having a buzzcut, crewcut
           đầu húi cua - a buzzcut haircut



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