gạo xát

Gạo xát được đựng trong một chiếc bao lớn màu trắng.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Polished rice: "gạo xát" refers to rice that has had its husk, bran, and germ removed through a milling process, resulting in white, polished grains.
   • Milled rice: It specifically indicates rice that has undergone a mechanical process (xát) to remove the outer layers, distinguishing it from brown rice (gạo lứt).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gạo xát thường được ưa chuộng hơn gạo lứt vì có màu trắng và nấu nhanh chín hơn. (Polished rice is often preferred over brown rice because it is white and cooks faster.)
  • Quy trình sản xuất gạo xát làm mất đi một số chất dinh dưỡng. (The production process for milled rice removes some nutrients.)

Advanced Usage

• "gạo xát dối": partially polished rice, where not all the bran is removed.
  • Gạo xát dối giữ được nhiều chất xơ hơn gạo xát trắng. (Partially polished rice retains more fiber than fully polished white rice.)

Variants and Related Words

• Gạo lứt (brown rice/unpolished rice): Rice that retains the bran layer.
• Gạo trắng (white rice): A common synonym for "gạo xát," emphasizing the final white color.
• Xát gạo (to mill/polish rice): The verb phrase describing the action of polishing rice.

Synonyms

• Gạo trắng: white rice.
• Gạo đã xay xát: milled rice.

Related Phrases

• Xay xát gạo: the milling/polishing process for rice.
  • Nhà máy này chuyên về xay xát gạo. (This factory specializes in rice milling.)

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