Definition

1. Noun:
   • Vegetable pickles: A traditional Vietnamese dish consisting of various vegetables (such as carrots, daikon, cucumbers, cabbage) that are pickled in a mixture of vinegar, sugar, salt, and sometimes fish sauce. It is a common side dish or condiment.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ tôi làm dưa món rất ngon. (My mother makes very delicious vegetable pickles.)
  • Dưa món là món ăn kèm phổ biến trong bữa cơm gia đình Việt. (Vegetable pickles are a common side dish in Vietnamese family meals.)
  • Tôi thích ăn bánh mì với dưa món. (I like to eat bread with pickled vegetables.)

Advanced Usage

• "làm dưa món": to make/pickle vegetables.

  • Chị ấy đang học cách làm dưa món từ bà ngoại. (She is learning how to make pickled vegetables from her grandmother.)

• "muối dưa món": to salt/preserve vegetables for pickling.

  • Công đoạn muối dưa món rất quan trọng để rau được giòn. (The step of salting the vegetables for pickling is very important for crispiness.)

Variants and Related Words

• Dưa góp (n): A synonym for dưa món, also meaning mixed vegetable pickles.

  • Quán ăn này phục vụ dưa góp miễn phí. (This restaurant serves free pickled vegetables.)

• Đồ chua (n): A general term for pickled or sour foods, which can include dưa món.

  • Người Việt thường ăn đồ chua để giảm ngán. (Vietnamese people often eat sour/pickled foods to counteract richness.)

Synonyms

• Pickled vegetables: The direct English translation.
• Achards: A term of French origin used in some contexts for spiced pickles.

Related Phrases

• Hũ dưa món: a jar of pickled vegetables.

  • Hũ dưa món trên kệ bếp đã sẵn sàng. (The jar of pickled vegetables on the kitchen shelf is ready.)

• Nước dưa món: the pickling brine/juice from the vegetables.

  • Nước dưa món có vị chua ngọt rất đặc trưng. (The pickling brine has a very characteristic sweet and sour taste.)

1. Vegetable pickles