Etymology

xu

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Today it means: A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong. Full definition →

Vietnamese xu ← French sou
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xu · noun1

  1. French · derived fromsou
  2. Vietnamese · borrowed fromxu
  3. English todayxu

Borrowed from Vietnamese xu, from French sou. Doublet of sol, sold, soldo, solid, solidus, and sou.

Xu · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from徐
  2. English todayXu

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许.

Words from the same roots

Frenchsou all →

sou

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