đậu phụng
Definition
- Noun:
- Peanut: The edible seed of the plant Arachis hypogaea, which grows underground in a pod. It is a common legume used for food, oil, and as a snack.
- Groundnut: Another common name for the peanut, emphasizing that the pod develops in the soil.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mẹ tôi rang đậu phụng để ăn. (My mother roasted peanuts to eat.)
- Đậu phụng là nguyên liệu chính để làm bơ. (Peanuts are the main ingredient for making butter.)
- Ở miền Nam, người ta gọi lạc là đậu phụng. (In the South, people call peanuts đậu phụng.)
Advanced Usage
"dầu đậu phụng": peanut oil.
- Dầu đậu phụng thường được dùng để chiên. (Peanut oil is often used for frying.)
"bơ đậu phụng": peanut butter.
- Bọn trẻ thích ăn bánh mì phết bơ đậu phụng. (The children like to eat bread spread with peanut butter.)
Variants and Related Words
Lạc (n): The more common Northern Vietnamese term for peanut.
- Lạc rang muối rất thơm. (Salt-roasted peanuts are very fragrant.)
Củ lạc (n): Literally "peanut tuber," emphasizing its growth form.
- Bà tôi thường luộc củ lạc. (My grandmother often boils peanuts.)
Synonyms
- Peanut: The most common English term.
- Groundnut: A synonym often used in agricultural or international trade contexts.
- Goober: A casual, informal term for a peanut, primarily used in American English.
Related Idioms
- Chuyện bé xé ra to (như chuyện hạt đậu phụng): To make a mountain out of a molehill (like a peanut story). This idiom is sometimes extended with "hạt đậu phụng" for emphasis.
- Đừng biến chuyện hạt đậu phụng thành vấn đề lớn. (Don't turn a peanut-sized matter into a big problem.)