Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of citrus fruit: "cam giấy" refers to a specific variety of sweet orange (Citrus sinensis) characterized by its very thin, paper-like skin that is easy to peel.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ mua một cân cam giấy về để ăn tráng miệng. (Mom bought a kilogram of "cam giấy" for dessert.)
  • So với cam sành, vỏ cam giấy mỏng và dễ bóc hơn nhiều. (Compared to "cam sành", the skin of "cam giấy" is much thinner and easier to peel.)
  • Nước cam giấy ép rất ngọt và thơm. (The juice from squeezed "cam giấy" is very sweet and fragrant.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "cam giấy" is primarily used in a botanical or culinary context to distinguish this variety from others with thicker rinds, such as "cam sành" (a type of mandarin with thick, bumpy skin) or "cam mật" (honey orange).
• It can be used descriptively to highlight the key feature of the fruit: (It truly is "cam giấy", the skin is extremely thin.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cam (n): Orange. The general term for orange.
• Cam sành (n): A specific variety of mandarin orange with thick, rough, greenish-orange skin.
• Cam mật / Cam đường (n): Honey orange / sweet orange.
• Quýt (n): Mandarin, tangerine (generally smaller and easier to peel than common oranges).
• Vỏ mỏng (adj): Thin-skinned. A descriptive phrase that can be applied to "cam giấy".

Synonyms

• Cam ngọt vỏ mỏng: Thin-skinned sweet orange. (This is a descriptive synonym rather than a common name.)
• Orange-mandarine à pelure très mince: (French) The direct translation used in some botanical or historical contexts.

Related Phrases / Idioms

• There are no specific idioms or phrasal verbs directly associated with the term "cam giấy" itself. It is a straightforward noun for a type of fruit.

1. Thin-skinned sweet orange