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door
Mở cửa để vào.
Open the door to enter.
shell (of a mollusk or crustacean)
Cua biển rất ngon.
Seafood shells are very delicious.
When 'cua' is used in the context of buildings or rooms, it means 'door'. When used with seafood, it refers to the 'shell'.
Always use context to distinguish between 'door' and 'shell' meanings of 'cua'.
From Proto-Vietic *kɔː (door) and Proto-Mon-Khmer *kɔɔ (shell). The word has two distinct meanings in modern Vietnamese, one for 'door' and another for 'shell'.
The word 'cua' can refer to both a physical door or the shell of a mollusk or crustacean. Context usually clarifies the intended meaning.