cổ lọ
Definition
- Noun:
- Turtleneck, polo neck: A high, close-fitting collar on a garment, typically a sweater or shirt, that folds over and covers most of the neck. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- Neck (archaic/poetic): In classical or literary Vietnamese, it can refer to the neck itself, but this usage is now rare and mostly found in older texts or idioms.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Trời lạnh nên tôi mặc áo len cổ lọ. (It's cold, so I'm wearing a turtleneck sweater.)
- Chiếc áo cổ lọ này rất hợp với cô ấy. (This turtleneck shirt suits her very well.)
- "Cổ lọ bồng đào" là một hình ảnh ẩn dụ trong thơ ca cổ. ("A peach-blossom neck" is a metaphorical image in classical poetry.) [Note: This illustrates the rare, literary usage.]
Advanced Usage
- "áo cổ lọ": turtleneck shirt/sweater. This is the standard compound term for the garment.
- "cổ lọ len": woolen turtleneck. Specifies the material.
- The term is used almost exclusively to describe a style of clothing in modern, everyday language.
Variants and Related Words
- Cổ áo: Shirt collar. The general term for any type of collar.
- Cổ tròn: Round neck. A different, lower neckline style.
- Cổ chữ V: V-neck. Another contrasting neckline style.
- Cao cổ: High-necked. An adjective describing garments with a high collar, which may or may not be a folded turtleneck.
Synonyms
- Cổ cao (when referring to the high-neck style, though not necessarily folded over).
- Col lật (a less common term, derived from French "col roulé").
Related Phrases / Compound Words
- Áo len cổ lọ: Turtleneck sweater. The most frequent compound.
- Áo thun cổ lọ: Turtleneck T-shirt.
Related Idioms
There are no common modern idioms using "cổ lọ" in its clothing sense. The older, poetic meaning of "neck" may appear in classical literary idioms, but these are not part of active, contemporary usage.