Definition

1. Noun:
   • Hump: A rounded, protruding lump on the back of certain animals, most notably camels.
   • Knob, excrescence, protuberance: A natural, rounded lump or swelling on a surface, such as on a tree trunk or branch.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bướu lạc đà chứa chất béo, không phải nước. (A camel's hump stores fat, not water.)
  • Người thợ mộc phải đẽo bỏ những cái bướu trên thân cây gỗ. (The carpenter had to carve off the knobs on the timber log.)
  • Cây cổ thụ ấy có nhiều bướu to. (That ancient tree has many large protuberances.)

Advanced Usage

• "Bướu" in a medical/figurative context: While primarily referring to natural protrusions, in informal or descriptive language, "bướu" can sometimes be used to describe an abnormal, tumor-like swelling on a body. However, the standard medical term for a tumor is "khối u" or "bướu u".
  • Sau cú ngã, trên trán anh ta nổi lên một cái bướu. (After the fall, a lump swelled up on his forehead.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bướu cổ (n): Goitre. A swelling of the neck resulting from enlargement of the thyroid gland.
  • Thiếu i-ốt có thể dẫn đến bệnh bướu cổ. (Iodine deficiency can lead to goitre.)
• Bướu u (n): Tumor, growth. (This compound specifies a pathological growth).
• U bướu (n): Tumors, neoplasms. (A general term for tumors).

Synonyms

• Cục bướu: Lump, bump. (Emphasizes a rounded mass).
• Mắt gỗ: Knot (in wood). (Specifically for the hard, round cross-section of a branch in timber).
• Boss (in English): A term used in biology/zoology for a bony protuberance.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Lên bướu: To develop a hump or a large lump.
  • Con lạc đà non chưa lên bướu. (The young camel hasn't developed a hump yet.)
• Gù lưng, có bướu: To be hunchbacked, to have a hump (on one's back).
  • Nhân vật Quasimodo trong tiểu thuyết "Thằng gù nhà thờ Đức Bà" bị gù lưng, có bướu. (The character Quasimodo in the novel "The Hunchback of Notre-Dame" is hunchbacked, has a hump.)

noun

1. Hump
   • bướu lạc đà
     a camel's hump
2. Excrescence, knob
   • cây gỗ nhiều mắt bướu
     a piece of timber full of knobs