cà-rốt
Definition
- Noun:
- Carrot: A common root vegetable, typically orange in color, with a crisp texture and sweet taste when eaten raw or cooked. It is scientifically classified as Daucus carota subsp. sativus.
- Carrot (as a concept): In a broader sense, it can refer to the carrot plant or the edible taproot itself.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tôi thích ăn cà-rốt sống. (I like to eat raw carrots.)
- Cà-rốt là một loại rau củ rất bổ dưỡng. (Carrots are a very nutritious vegetable.)
- Mẹ tôi thường cho cà-rốt vào nấu súp. (My mother often puts carrots in soup.)
Advanced Usage
- "Củ cà-rốt": This phrase explicitly means "carrot root," emphasizing the edible part. The word "củ" (tuber/root) is often used with root vegetables.
- Củ cà-rốt này rất tươi. (This carrot root is very fresh.)
- Used metaphorically in Vietnamese contexts similar to the English "carrot and stick" approach, though the direct phrase "chính sách cà-rốt và cây gậy" is a loan translation.
- Họ sử dụng chính sách "cà-rốt và gậy". (They use a "carrot and stick" policy.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cà rốt baby (noun): Baby carrot.
- Cà rốt baby thường dùng để ăn vặt. (Baby carrots are often used for snacking.)
- Nước ép cà rốt (noun phrase): Carrot juice.
- Nước ép cà rốt tốt cho mắt. (Carrot juice is good for the eyes.)
- Cà rốt tím / cà rốt vàng (noun phrases): Purple carrot / yellow carrot (referring to other cultivars).
- Cà rốt tím có màu sắc rất đẹp. (Purple carrots have a very beautiful color.)
Synonyms
- There are no direct single-word synonyms for "cà-rốt" in Vietnamese, as it is the specific name for the vegetable. In informal contexts, one might simply refer to it as "củ" (root/tuber) within a clear context.
- Mua giúp tôi ít củ (cà-rốt). (Buy me some roots [carrots].)
Related Phrases (Collocations)
- Trồng cà-rốt: to grow carrots.
- Vùng này trồng cà-rốt rất nhiều. (This region grows a lot of carrots.)
- Gọt vỏ cà-rốt: to peel carrots.
- Cô ấy đang gọt vỏ cà-rốt để nấu ăn. (She is peeling carrots to cook.)
- Cà-rốt luộc: boiled carrots.
- Cà-rốt luộc mềm và ngọt. (Boiled carrots are soft and sweet.)
Related Idioms
- While there are no pure Vietnamese idioms centered solely on "cà-rốt," the vegetable appears in comparative sayings about color or health.
- Mặt đỏ như cà-rốt: (Face as red as a carrot) – Used to describe someone with a very red face, often from cold, heat, or embarrassment. This is a simile, not a fixed idiom.
- Sau khi chạy, mặt anh ấy đỏ như cà-rốt. (After running, his face was as red as a carrot.)