giấp

Một bà mẹ hái lá giấp trong vườn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of plant: "Giấp" refers to a specific herbaceous plant, Houttuynia cordata, known for its distinctive pungent, fishy odor. In traditional Vietnamese medicine, it is used to treat certain illnesses, such as measles.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Lá giấp có mùi rất đặc trưng. (Giấp leaves have a very distinctive smell.)
  • Ông lang dùng cây giấp để làm thuốc. (The herbalist uses the giấp plant to make medicine.)

Advanced Usage

• "rau giấp cá": This is a very common compound name for the plant, literally "fishy-smelling herb," which directly describes its most notable characteristic.
  • Món canh này có cho rau giấp cá. (This soup has rau giấp cá in it.)

Variants and Related Words

• Diếp cá: This is the most common and standard modern name for the plant . "Giấp" is a less common variant.
• Rau giấp cá: The full compound noun commonly used in cooking and everyday language.
• Houttuynia cordata: The scientific (Latin) name for the plant.

Synonyms

• Diếp cá: The primary synonym.
• Fish mint: A direct English translation describing its smell and use as an herb.
• Lizard tail: Another English common name, referring to the shape of its flower spike.

Related Phrases

• Cây giấp cá: Another way to refer to the plant, emphasizing it as a plant ("cây") rather than just a leafy herb ("rau").
  • Cây giấp cá mọc hoang ở nhiều nơi. (The giấp cá plant grows wild in many places.)