giôn giốt
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Definition
Adjective: - Slightly sour, tart: Describes a mild, pleasant sour taste, often found in certain fruits or dishes. This taste is not strongly acidic but has a refreshing tang.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- Canh chua nấu với me có vị giôn giốt rất ngon. (The sour soup cooked with tamarind has a pleasantly tart taste.)
- Quả sấu xanh ăn sống có vị giôn giốt. (The green sấu fruit eaten raw has a slightly sour taste.)
- Món nộm đu đủ này chua giôn giốt vừa miệng. (This green papaya salad has a perfectly tart sourness.)
Advanced Usage
- "giôn giốt của trái cây xanh": the pleasant tartness of unripe fruit.
- Tôi thích cái vị giôn giốt của trái cây xanh. (I like the pleasant tartness of unripe fruit.)
Variants and Related Words
- Chua: (adj) Sour. This is the general, stronger term for sourness.
- Quả chanh rất chua. (The lemon is very sour.)
- Chua nhẹ: (adj phrase) Mildly sour. A descriptive phrase similar in meaning.
- Nhôn nhốt: (adj) Synonymous with , meaning slightly sour/tart. (As noted in the reference: như nhôn nhốt).
Synonyms
- Chua dịu: Mildly sour.
- Lạt chua: A subtle, light sourness (often used in some Northern dialects).
Notes on Meaning
The word giôn giốt specifically describes a pleasant, mild, and often refreshing sourness, typically associated with food. It is not used for a harsh, unpleasant, or vinegar-like sourness. The reference to "Riêu cua nấu với khế" (crab soup cooked with star fruit) perfectly illustrates this usage, as star fruit provides a characteristic gentle tartness.
- như nhôn nhốt