cồ cộ

Trên cây có một con cồ cộ đang hát.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of cicada: "Cồ cộ" refers specifically to a black cicada, a large insect known for its loud, distinctive song produced by males during hot weather.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tiếng cồ cộ kêu râm ran suốt mùa hè. (The sound of the black cicada chirps incessantly throughout the summer.)
  • Trên cây có một con cồ cộ đang hát. (There is a black cicada singing on the tree.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "cồ cộ" is often used in literature and poetry to evoke the atmosphere of a hot, typical Vietnamese summer.

Variants and Related Words

• Ve sầu (n): cicada (the general term).
  • Ve sầu và cồ cộ đều là côn trùng biết hát. (Cicadas and black cicadas are both singing insects.)

Synonyms

• Black cicada: a direct descriptive synonym.
• Large cicada: refers to its size relative to other cicadas.

Related Idioms

• While there are no common idioms using "cồ cộ" specifically, cicadas ("ve sầu") often symbolize transience or summer in idiomatic expressions.