English Explanatory Dictionary

xu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A former unit of currency in Vietnam, equivalent to a hundredth of a dong.
name
  1. A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 徐 (Xú) or 許 /许.

Pronunciation

/suː/ /ʃuː/ shü

Word forms

xu xus su Hsu Hsü Sheu Syu

Etymology

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

Related words

Chee Cher Chui Tsui Chooi Choi Hsu See Ser Seo Zee Hee Heo Hua Hui Hoi Hooi Kho Khor Khaw Ko Koh Shu Zu
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