Definition

1. Noun:
   • Watercress: A small, fast-growing, aquatic or semi-aquatic plant with small, round, dark green leaves and a sharp, peppery taste, often eaten raw in salads or cooked in soups.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Món salad này có cải xoong tươi. (This salad has fresh watercress.)
  • Canh cải xoong nấu với thịt bằm rất ngon. (Watercress soup cooked with minced meat is very delicious.)
  • Cải xoong là một loại rau giàu vitamin. (Watercress is a vegetable rich in vitamins.)

Advanced Usage

• "rau cải xoong": This is a common compound phrase specifying it as a vegetable.
  • Mẹ tôi thường mua rau cải xoong ở chợ. (My mother often buys watercress at the market.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cress (n): A general English term for various plants with a similar pungent flavor, including garden cress. "Cải xoong" is most specifically "watercress".
• Rau cải (n): A broader term for plants in the Brassica family (like mustard greens, bok choy). "Cải xoong" is a specific type of "rau cải".

Synonyms

• Watercress: The direct and most accurate translation.
• (Garden) cress: A related plant, but not an exact synonym for the aquatic "cải xoong".

Related Phrases

• Nộm cải xoong: Watercress salad.
  • Nộm cải xoong chua ngọt là món khai vị tuyệt vời. (Sweet and sour watercress salad is an excellent appetizer.)
• Súp cải xoong: Watercress soup.
  • Ở Anh, súp cải xoong là một món ăn truyền thống. (In England, watercress soup is a traditional dish.)

1. Cress, watercress