Definition

1. Noun:

   • A type of mango tree: A specific variety of mango tree (Mangifera foetida or related species), often distinguished from the common sweet mango.
   • The fruit of this tree: A small mango-like fruit, typically described as less sweet and sometimes more fibrous or astringent than the common mango (xoài).

2. Verb (colloquial, Southern Vietnamese dialect):

   • To hook or to pull with a hook: To use a hooked object or one's foot to retrieve or pull something from an out-of-reach place.
   • To bend or to become bent: To cause something to become crooked or hooked.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Trong vườn có một cây quéo. (There is a quéo tree in the garden.)
  • Quả quéo chua hơn quả xoài. (The quéo fruit is more sour than a mango.)

• Verb:

  • Nó quéo cái bút lên bằng chân. (He hooked the pen up with his foot.)
  • Cái cây bị bão làm quéo cành. (The tree's branch was bent by the storm.)

Advanced Usage

• The verb usage is particularly common in Southern Vietnamese speech. It implies a quick, clever, or improvised action to obtain something.

Variants and Related Words

• Quẹo (Verb): A common Southern Vietnamese variant meaning "to turn" (e.g., to turn a vehicle). This is a homophone with a different meaning.
• Móc (Verb): To hook. A more standard synonym for the verb meaning of .
• Xoài (Noun): The common, sweet mango. is often defined in contrast to this.

Synonyms

• Noun: Bachang mango, horse mango (common English names for ).
• Verb: To hook, to crook, to bend.

Related Idioms

• No common idioms are directly formed with the word . Its usage is typically literal.

noun

1. bachang mango