cơm dừa
Definition
- Noun:
- Coconut meat / coconut kernel: The white, edible flesh found inside a mature coconut (Cocos nucifera). It is solid, fatty, and aromatic, used extensively in cooking, baking, and for making coconut milk and oil.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cô ấy nạo cơm dừa để làm kẹo. (She grated the coconut meat to make candy.)
- Cơm dừa già có nhiều dầu hơn cơm dừa non. (Mature coconut meat has more oil than young coconut meat.)
- Món chè này có vị thơm của cơm dừa. (This sweet soup has the fragrant taste of coconut meat.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "cơm dừa" specifically refers to the solid endosperm. It is distinct from coconut water (), which is the liquid inside a young coconut.
- In industrial contexts, "cơm dừa" is the raw material for producing desiccated coconut, coconut cream, and coconut oil.
Variants and Related Words
Dừa nạo (n): Shredded or grated coconut meat.
- Mua một túi dừa nạo về làm bánh. (Buy a bag of shredded coconut to make cakes.)
Nước cốt dừa (n): Coconut cream, the thick, rich liquid extracted from grated coconut meat.
- Pha loãng nước cốt dừa để được nước dừa. (Dilute coconut cream to get coconut milk.)
Synonyms
- Coconut flesh: The edible white part of the coconut.
- Coconut kernel: A more technical term for the solid endosperm.
Related Terms
- Trái dừa / quả dừa (n): The whole coconut fruit.
- Nước dừa (n): Coconut water, the clear liquid inside a young coconut.
- Dầu dừa (n): Coconut oil, extracted from the meat.