chôm chôm
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Definition
- Noun:
- Rambutan: A tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia, characterized by its hairy red or yellow skin, translucent white flesh, and a single seed. The word "chôm chôm" refers to both the fruit and the tree (Nephelium lappaceum) that bears it.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Chôm chôm là một loại trái cây nhiệt đới rất phổ biến ở Việt Nam. (Rambutan is a very popular tropical fruit in Vietnam.)
- Vườn nhà tôi có một cây chôm chôm rất sai quả. (My garden has a rambutan tree that bears a lot of fruit.)
- Mùa chôm chôm thường bắt đầu vào tháng Năm. (The rambutan season usually starts in May.)
Advanced Usage
- "chôm chôm tróc": A phrase describing a rambutan that is easy to peel, often used to indicate high quality.
- Giống chôm chôm này ngon lắm, toàn là chôm chôm tróc thôi. (This variety of rambutan is delicious; they are all easy-to-peel rambutans.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nhãn lồng: A local name in some regions of Vietnam for a specific, high-quality variety of rambutan.
- Cây chôm chôm: The rambutan tree.
- Hột / Hạt chôm chôm: The rambutan seed.
Synonyms
- Rambutan: The direct English equivalent.
- Hairy lychee: A descriptive English nickname, referring to its similarity to lychee but with a hairy skin.
Related Phrases
- Mùa chôm chôm: Rambutan season.
- Vườn chôm chôm: A rambutan orchard.
- Chôm chôm Bình Hòa Phước: Refers to the famous, high-quality rambutans from Binh Hoa Phuoc village in Vinh Long province, renowned throughout Vietnam.
noun
- Rambutan
- A rambutan tree has a broad foliage and many branches. The tree yields fruit at the beginning of the rainy season in the southern provinces. The
- Chom fruit season finishes at the end of the rainy season (from May to
- October). The skin of the fruit is tough, thick and hairy. Its pulp is transparent white and tender, and has a cool sweet taste in the mouth.The kind of rambutan most reputed nation-wide is grown in Binh Hoa Phuoc village in Long Ho district (Vinh Long province). During the rambutan season, one can notice the typical bright red colour of rambutan fruit stands located in the markets or along road intersections throughout the southern provinces