Definition

1. Noun:
   • Anchovy (a type of small fish): "Cá trổng" refers to a small, silvery fish, typically from the Engraulidae family, often used in cooking.
   • A specific type of fish used for making rissole: The term can specifically denote the type of small fish used to prepare a Vietnamese fried cake called rissole (chả cá).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Món nước mắm này được làm từ cá trổng. (This fish sauce is made from anchovies.)
  • Bà tôi thường mua cá trổng về để làm chả cá. (My grandmother often buys cá trổng to make fish cakes.)

Advanced Usage

• "lưới đánh cá trổng": a fishing net specifically designed for catching (anchovies).
  • Ngư dân sử dụng lưới đánh cá trổng để đánh bắt loại cá nhỏ này. (Fishermen use anchovy nets to catch this type of small fish.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cá cơm: Another common Vietnamese term for anchovy or small fish, often used interchangeably in some contexts.
• Chả cá: A Vietnamese dish of fried fish cake, for which can be a primary ingredient.
• Rissole: The French-derived term used in the Vietnamese context for a type of fried fish cake.

Synonyms

• Anchovy: The direct English translation for the fish type.
• Small forage fish: A general descriptive term.

Related Phrases

• Đánh bắt cá trổng: to fish for anchovies.
  • Mùa này là mùa đánh bắt cá trổng. (This season is the season for anchovy fishing.)

Related Idioms

(This specific term does not commonly appear in idiomatic expressions.)