xu

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/suː//ʃuː/

noun

A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong.

OriginVietnamese xu ← French sou →
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Meanings

xu1

nounxu (plural xu or (rare) xus)

plural rare xus · alternative su

  1. A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong.

Xu2

proper nounXu (plural Xus)

plural Xus · alternative Hsu · alternative Hsü · alternative Sheu · alternative Syu

  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许.

Origin

xu · noun

  1. Frenchsou
  2. Vietnamesexu
  3. Englishxu

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

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Xu · proper noun

  1. Mandarin徐
  2. EnglishXu

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with xu

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Sounds the same

HsuHsüSheuSyu
Cite this entry
APA

xu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xu

MLA

“xu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xu.

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