gạo nếp
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Definition
- Noun:
- Glutinous rice; sticky rice: A type of rice with opaque, short, and round grains that become very sticky and chewy when cooked due to its high amylopectin starch content. It is a staple ingredient in many traditional Vietnamese dishes and desserts.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mẹ tôi mua gạo nếp để làm xôi. (My mother bought glutinous rice to make sticky rice.)
- Gạo nếp là nguyên liệu chính để làm bánh chưng Tết. (Sticky rice is the main ingredient for making bánh chưng for Tet.)
- Món chè này cần có gạo nếp. (This sweet soup needs glutinous rice.)
Advanced Usage
"Gạo nếp than": A specific, highly prized variety of black/purple glutinous rice.
- Gạo nếp than thường dùng để nấu xôi hoặc làm rượu nếp. (Black glutinous rice is often used to cook sticky rice or make fermented rice wine.)
"Gạo nếp cái hoa vàng": A famous, fragrant variety of glutinous rice from Vietnam.
- Gạo nếp cái hoa vàng có hương thơm đặc biệt. (Gạo nếp cái hoa vàng has a special fragrance.)
Variants and Related Words
Nếp (n): A common shortened, colloquial form for "gạo nếp".
- Nhà có còn nếp không? (Do we have any glutinous rice left at home?)
Xôi (n): Steamed glutinous rice, a dish made from "gạo nếp".
- Cơm nếp (n): Cooked glutinous rice, often referring to it as a meal component.
Synonyms
- Sticky rice: The most common English equivalent.
- Glutinous rice: A more technical term (note: it contains no gluten; "glutinous" refers to its glue-like stickiness).
- Sweet rice: Another common English name, though not all dishes made with it are sweet.
Related Phrases
- Nếp sống (n): This is a compound word where "nếp" means "habit" or "way", not directly related to rice. It means "lifestyle" or "way of life".
- nếp sống văn hóa (cultural lifestyle)
Related Idioms
"Nếp nhà": Literally "the glutinous rice of the house", but idiomatically it refers to the traditions, rules, or characteristic ways of a family.
- Giữ gìn nếp nhà (To preserve the family's traditions/ways.)
"Nếp tẻ": An idiom using both "nếp" (glutinous rice) and "tẻ" (ordinary rice) to represent different aspects, often meaning "the general order of things" or "the usual routine".
- Cuộc sống nếp tẻ (The mundane routine of life.)