Definition

1. Noun:
   • Bermuda grass: A common type of grass with fine blades, known for its resilience and ability to spread quickly, often found in lawns, fields, and along roadsides.
   • A type of weed/grass: Refers specifically to a hardy, creeping grass species considered both a useful turf and a persistent weed in gardens and cultivated land.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Sân bóng được trồng toàn cỏ gà vì loại cỏ này chịu được dẫm đạp. (The football field is planted entirely with Bermuda grass because this type of grass can withstand trampling.)
  • Cỏ gà mọc lan rất nhanh trong vườn nhà tôi. (Bermuda grass spreads very quickly in my garden.)
  • Đây là loại cỏ gà phổ biến ở miền Nam. (This is the common type of Bermuda grass in the South.)

Advanced Usage

• "cỏ gà dại": wild Bermuda grass.
  • Khu đất trống đầy cỏ gà dại. (The vacant lot is full of wild Bermuda grass.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cây cỏ gà: This full phrase is sometimes used to refer to the plant more formally, though "cỏ gà" is standard.
• Cỏ chỉ (Southern Vietnamese dialect): A common regional synonym for "cỏ gà".
• Chiendent (French loanword in some contexts): The French term for this type of grass, used in specific historical or botanical contexts in Vietnam.

Synonyms

• Cỏ Bermuda: The direct translation, used in more technical or agricultural contexts.
• Cỏ sân golf: (golf course grass) - Often used colloquially because Bermuda grass is common on golf courses.

Related Phrases

• Nhổ cỏ gà: to pull up/weed out Bermuda grass.
  • Buổi chiều, bà tôi thường ra vườn nhổ cỏ gà. (In the afternoon, my grandmother often goes to the garden to weed out the Bermuda grass.)
• Diệt cỏ gà: to eradicate/kill Bermuda grass.
  • Diệt cỏ gà rất khó vì rễ của nó lan sâu. (Eradicating Bermuda grass is difficult because its roots spread deeply.)

Related Idioms

Note: There are no widely recognized idioms that use the exact term "cỏ gà" as a metaphorical element. The term is used literally.

1. Bermuda grass