Definition

1. Noun:
   • Aromatic rice: A premium, fragrant variety of Vietnamese rice, known for its distinctive, pleasant aroma and slightly sticky texture when cooked. It is often considered a higher-quality rice for daily meals and special occasions.
   • Specific rice cultivar: Refers specifically to a class of traditional Vietnamese rice varieties characterized by their scent and typically shorter, rounder grains compared to standard long-grain rice.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cơm nấu bằng gạo tám thơm ngon hơn. (Rice cooked with gạo tám is more delicious and fragrant.)
  • Mẹ tôi thích mua gạo tám về nấu cơm hàng ngày. (My mother likes to buy gạo tám to cook daily meals.)
  • Gạo tám là một đặc sản của đồng bằng sông Hồng. (Gạo tám is a specialty of the Red River Delta.)

Advanced Usage

• "gạo tám thơm": fragrant gạo tám; often used to emphasize the aromatic quality.

  • Quà biếu ý nghĩa có thể là một túi gạo tám thơm. (A meaningful gift could be a bag of fragrant gạo tám.)

• "cơm gạo tám": rice meal made from gạo tám.

  • Bữa cơm gia đình với cơm gạo tám thật ấm cúng. (The family meal with gạo tám rice is very cozy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gạo tẻ (n): ordinary, non-glutinous white rice; the common staple rice contrasted with fragrant or sticky rice.

  • Gạo tẻ thường ít thơm hơn gạo tám. (Ordinary rice is usually less fragrant than gạo tám.)

• Gạo nếp (n): glutinous or sticky rice, used for specific dishes like xôi (sticky rice).

  • Gạo tám dùng nấu cơm, còn gạo nếp dùng làm xôi. (Gạo tám is used for cooked rice, while glutinous rice is used for sticky rice dishes.)

Synonyms

• Aromatic rice: Rice with a natural fragrant smell.
• Fragrant rice: Another term for aromatic rice varieties.
• Jasmine rice (Note: This is a specific Thai variety; used as a functional synonym in English contexts to convey the idea of fragrant rice, though it is a different cultivar).

Related Terms

• Gạo ngon (n): good rice; a general term for high-quality rice, which includes varieties like gạo tám.

  • Cửa hàng này chuyên bán các loại gạo ngon. (This shop specializes in selling various types of good rice.)

• Cơm thơm (n): fragrant cooked rice; often the result of using rice like gạo tám.

  • Mùi cơm thơm lan tỏa khắp nhà. (The smell of fragrant rice spread throughout the house.)