cát bá
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Definition
- Noun:
- Calico: A plain-woven textile made from unbleached, and often not fully processed, cotton. It typically has a slightly coarse texture and is often printed with simple patterns. Historically, it was a common, inexpensive fabric.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà tôi thích may quần áo bằng vải cát bá. (My grandmother likes to sew clothes from calico fabric.)
- Tấm vải cát bá này có hoa văn rất đơn giản. (This piece of calico has a very simple pattern.)
Advanced Usage
- "vải cát bá": This is the most common collocation, explicitly meaning "calico fabric" or "calico cloth."
- Cửa hàng bán nhiều loại vải cát bá giá rẻ. (The store sells many types of inexpensive calico fabric.)
Variants and Related Words
- Calico (English): The direct translation and equivalent term in English.
- Vải thô: A broader term for coarse, plain-woven cotton fabric, which can include calico.
- Vải cotton in hoa: Printed cotton fabric, which describes a key characteristic of traditional calico.
Synonyms
- Vải bông in: Printed cotton fabric (a descriptive synonym).
- Vải cotton thô: Coarse cotton fabric (emphasizing texture).
Notes on Meaning
- The word "cát bá" is a noun specifically referring to the type of fabric. It is a dated term in modern Vietnamese, more commonly found in historical or descriptive contexts rather than everyday shopping. The more common contemporary way to refer to similar fabric is with descriptive phrases like "vải cotton in" (printed cotton fabric).