cốc loại

Nông dân thu hoạch cốc loại trên cánh đồng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cereals, grains: "cốc loại" refers to plants that produce grains used as food, or the grains themselves. This term encompasses staple cereal crops.
   • Category of grains: It can also denote the class or category of grain-producing plants.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lúa mì và lúa gạo là những cốc loại quan trọng. (Wheat and rice are important cereals.)
  • Nông dân trồng nhiều cốc loại khác nhau. (Farmers grow various types of grains.)

Advanced Usage

• This is a formal or literary term, more commonly found in written Vietnamese or technical contexts (e.g., agriculture, biology) rather than everyday conversation. In daily speech, words like "ngũ cốc" (cereals) or "lúa gạo" (rice) are more frequent.

Variants and Related Words

• Ngũ cốc (n): A more common term meaning "cereals" or "the five grains".
• Hạt ngũ cốc (n): Cereal grain.
• Cây lương thực (n): Food crop (a broader category that includes cereals).

Synonyms

• Ngũ cốc: Cereals, grains.
• Lương thực: Food staples, provisions (broader term).
• Hạt: Seeds, grains (general term).

Notes on Meaning

• "Cốc loại" specifically refers to the botanical or agricultural category of cereal plants and their edible seeds. It does not refer to a drinking vessel ("cốc" meaning cup/glass) in this compound.