Definition

1. Noun (vulgar):
   • Penis; cock: A coarse, slang term for the male genitalia.
2. Noun (technical/archaic):
   • Pivot; axle: A central pin or shaft on which something turns, such as in a traditional mill.
   • Deeply embedded fruit stalk: The stalk (peduncle) that is deeply set within certain fruits, like a custard apple.
3. Noun:
   • Bowl (of a pipe): Specifically, the bowl of a traditional Vietnamese water pipe (điếu cày or hubble-bubble pipe) where tobacco is placed.

Usage Examples

• Noun (vulgar):
  • Từ đó là một từ thông tục chỉ "nõ". (That word is a vulgar term for "cock".)
• Noun (technical):
  • Nõ cối xay bằng gỗ rất chắc. (The pivot of the rice mill is made of very strong wood.)
  • Nõ na ăn sâu vào trong thịt quả. (The stalk of the custard apple is embedded deep in the fruit's flesh.)
• Noun (pipe):
  • Ông lão vỗ nhẹ thuốc lào vào nõ điếu. (The old man gently tapped the tobacco into the pipe's bowl.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "nõ" is considered vulgar in its primary anatomical sense and is rarely used in formal or polite conversation. Its other meanings are technical and largely archaic, found in descriptions of traditional tools, agriculture, or objects.

Variants and Related Words

• Nõn (noun): An alternative, equally vulgar form with the same primary meaning (penis).
• Cuống (noun): A standard, non-vulgar term for a fruit stalk or stem.
• Trục (noun): A standard term for an axle, shaft, or pivot.

Synonyms

• Penis: The standard anatomical term.
• Phallus: A more formal or symbolic term.
• Axle: A shaft on which a wheel rotates.
• Peduncle: The stalk supporting a fruit or flower.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using "nõ" due to its vulgar nature. It may appear in very coarse, figurative expressions, but these are not standardized idioms for polite usage.

1. (thông tục) Prick, cock
2. Protruding axle
   • Nõ cối xay
     The protruding axle of a rice-hulling mill
3. Deep imbedded fruit stalk
   • Nõ na
     The deep-imbedded stalk of a custard apple
4. [Hubble-bubble pipe] bowl
   • Cho nhúm thuốc lào vào nỏ điếu
     To cram of a pinch of tobacco into the bowl of a hubble-bubble pipe