cô ve

Mẹ tôi mua một ký cô ve ở chợ.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Green bean, string bean: "cô ve" refers to a type of long, slender, green pod vegetable, commonly known as a green bean or string bean. The beans inside the pod are typically eaten along with the pod itself when young and tender.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ tôi mua một ký cô ve ở chợ. (My mother bought one kilogram of green beans at the market.)
  • Món cô ve xào tỏi rất ngon. (The stir-fried green beans with garlic are delicious.)
  • Trong vườn nhà tôi có trồng cô ve. (Green beans are grown in my home garden.)

Advanced Usage

• "cô ve non": young, tender green beans.

  • Món súp này ngon hơn khi dùng cô ve non. (This soup is better when using young green beans.)

• "cô ve già": mature, tough green beans (often where the pods are fibrous and the beans inside are large).

  • Cô ve già thường chỉ lấy hạt bên trong để nấu. (With mature green beans, people usually only take the seeds inside to cook.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đậu cô ve: Another common name for the same vegetable, literally "cowpea bean". This is a compound term.
• Đậu que: A synonym, literally "stick bean".
• Green bean / String bean: The direct English translations.

Synonyms

• Đậu que: stick bean.
• Đậu tây: (less common) literally "western bean".

Related Phrases

• Xào cô ve: to stir-fry green beans.
• Luộc cô ve: to boil green beans.
• Giá cô ve: the price of green beans.