bắp ngô
Definition
- Noun:
- Maize ear, corncob: The complete fruiting structure of the maize plant, consisting of a central woody core (the cob) tightly packed with rows of edible kernels or seeds. It is the harvested part of the corn plant.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mẹ tôi luộc bắp ngô cho bữa sáng. (My mother boiled corn on the cob for breakfast.)
- Trên cánh đồng, những bắp ngô đã chín vàng. (In the field, the maize ears have ripened to a golden yellow.)
- Anh ấy tách hạt từ bắp ngô để làm món nộm. (He removed the kernels from the corncob to make a salad.)
Advanced Usage
"bắp ngô non": young/immature corncob, often sweeter and more tender.
- Bắp ngô non thích hợp để nướng hoặc làm salad. (Young corncobs are suitable for grilling or making salad.)
"lõi bắp ngô": the corncob (specifically the central core after the kernels are removed).
- Sau khi bẻ hạt, chúng tôi vứt lõi bắp ngô đi. (After removing the kernels, we threw the corncob away.)
Variants and Related Words
Ngô (noun): Maize, corn (the plant or the grain collectively).
- Cánh đồng ngô bạt ngàn. (The vast field of corn.)
Hạt ngô (noun): Corn kernel, maize kernel.
- Hạt ngô được dùng để làm bỏng ngô. (Corn kernels are used to make popcorn.)
Bắp (noun, chiefly Southern Vietnamese): A common synonym for "ngô" (maize/corn), or can refer to the ear/cob itself.
- Tôi thích ăn bắp luộc. (I like to eat boiled corn.)
Synonyms
- Bắp (noun, regional): Corn, maize ear (common in Southern Vietnam).
- Trái bắp (noun, less common): Literally "corn fruit", sometimes used for the ear.
Related Phrases
Bẻ bắp ngô: To pick/harvest corn (by breaking the ear from the stalk).
- Sáng sớm, bà con ra đồng bẻ bắp ngô. (Early in the morning, the villagers went to the field to pick corn.)
Bóc vỏ bắp ngô: To husk/shuck the corn (to remove the outer leaves).
- Trước khi luộc, nhớ bóc vỏ bắp ngô. (Remember to husk the corn before boiling it.)
Related Idioms
(Note: There are no widely used idioms specifically with "bắp ngô". It is primarily a literal term.)
noun
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Maize ear, corncob
