dong
dɔŋ
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Definition of dong - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
Vietnam currencythe currency of Vietnam, 100 xus
  • The price is 50,000 dong.
2.
male bodyUSthe penisUS
  • He joked about his dong.
member phallus shaft
3.
soundlow-pitched, metallic ringing sound
  • The gong made a loud dong.
chime clang ring
4.
Korean administrative unitTECH.submunicipal administrative unit of a city in North or South KoreaTECH.
  • He lives in a dong in Seoul.
district precinct ward

Verb

1.
audiointr.strike a chime, producing a deep metallic ringintr.
  • He donged the bell to signal the start of class.
2.
impacttr.strike or punch with forcetr.
  • He accidentally donged his head on the door.
hit punch strike
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Expressions with dong

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used to mimic the sound of a doorbell ringing
Ding-dong! Someone's at the door.

Origin of dong

Imitative, sound of a bell

Terms with dong included in their meaning

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finance
monetary unit in Vietnam worth one tenth of a dong

Examples of dong in a sentence

  • The vendor accepted dong but not foreign coins.
  • The sculpture humorously depicted a dong.
  • He accidentally mentioned his dong in the meeting.
  • The bell's dong echoed through the hall.
  • A distant dong signaled the start of the ceremony.
  • The dong is an essential part of the city's administration.

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  1. French:dong, faire sonner, ...
  2. German:Dong, anschlagen, ...
  3. Italian:dong, suonare, ...
  4. Spanish:dong, tañer, ...
  5. Portuguese:dong, tocar, ...
  6. Chinese:越南盾, 敲响, ...
  7. Japanese:ドン, 鐘を鳴らす, ...
  8. Arabic:دُونغ, قَرَعَ, ...
  9. Hebrew:דּוֹנְג, לְהַכּוֹת בְּפַעֲמוֹן, ...
  10. Russian:донг, звонить, ...
  11. Ukrainian:донг, вдаряти в дзвін, ...
  12. Hindi:डोंग, घंटी बजाना, ...

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