Definition

1. Noun:
   • Earthen tripod (for a cooking pot): A traditional cooking tool, typically consisting of three baked clay supports, used to elevate a cooking pot over an open fire.
   • Clay pot stand: Refers to the individual clay supports or the set used to stabilize a pot over a heat source.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà tôi vẫn dùng đầu rau để nấu nồi cháo trên bếp lửa. (My grandmother still uses an earthen tripod to cook a pot of porridge over the fire.)
  • Anh ấy xếp ba cục đất nung làm đầu rau cho ấm nước. (He arranged three pieces of baked clay as a tripod for the kettle.)

Advanced Usage

• Cultural/Historical Context: The "đầu rau" is an artifact of traditional Vietnamese kitchenware, especially common in rural areas or when cooking with wood fires. It symbolizes a simple, traditional cooking method.
  • Trong bảo tàng dân tộc học có trưng bày một bộ đầu rau cổ. (The Museum of Ethnology displays an ancient set of earthen tripods.)

Variants and Related Words

• Kiềng ba chân: A (usually metal) tripod or trivet. This is a more modern or general term for a three-legged stand for cooking pots.
• Ông đầu rau: A humorous or colloquial term sometimes used, though less standard, referring to the same object.

Synonyms

• Giá ba chân (bằng đất nung): Three-legged stand (made of baked clay).
• Đế lò (bằng đất): Clay stove stand.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• (Không common as a phrasal verb or in many idioms): The term "đầu rau" itself is a specific noun and is not typically used to form phrasal verbs or common idioms in modern Vietnamese. It may appear in descriptive passages about traditional life.

1. Earthen tripod (for a cooking pot)