trọc lốc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • trọc lóc

Etymology

Compound of trọc (“bald”) +‎ lốc (possibly from the same root as trốc (< Proto-Vietic *k-loːk)).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ ləwk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ləwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ləwk͡p̚˦˥]

Adjective

trọc lốc

  1. (colloquial) completely bald
    cái đầu trắng hếu trọc lốc ― an unpleasingly white and completely bald head
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