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dong
1[ dawng, dong ]
noun
- a deep sound like that of a large bell.
dong
2[ dawng, dong ]
noun
, plural dong.
- the basic monetary unit of Vietnam: replaced the southern piaster and the northern dong in 1978.
dong
3[ dawng, dong ]
noun
, Slang: Vulgar.
dông
1/ dɒŋ /
noun
- the standard monetary unit of Vietnam, divided into 10 hào or 100 xu
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dong2
First recorded in 1820–25; from Vietnamese đồng “copper”
Origin of dong3
First recorded in 1890–95; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dong1
from Vietnamese
Origin of dong2
C16: of imitative origin
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