Definition

1. Noun:
   • Wampee (tree): A type of fruit tree belonging to the citrus family (Rutaceae), known for its small, yellow, velvety-skinned fruit with a sweet and sour taste.
   • Wampee (fruit): The small, round fruit of the wampee tree, typically with yellow, fuzzy skin and a tangy, sweet flavor.

Usage Examples

• Noun (referring to the tree):

  • Trong vườn nhà tôi có một cây hồng bì rất sai quả. (In my garden, there is a wampee tree that bears a lot of fruit.)
  • Cây hồng bì thường được trồng ở các tỉnh phía Bắc Việt Nam. (The wampee tree is commonly grown in the northern provinces of Vietnam.)

• Noun (referring to the fruit):

  • Mùa hè là mùa của những trái hồng bì chín vàng. (Summer is the season for ripe, yellow wampee fruits.)
  • Trẻ con rất thích ăn hồng bì chấm với muối ớt. (Children love eating wampee dipped in chili salt.)

Advanced Usage

• "Quả hồng bì": This is a more specific phrase meaning "wampee fruit." It is commonly used to distinguish the fruit from the tree itself.
  • Quả hồng bì có vị chua ngọt rất đặc trưng. (Wampee fruit has a very distinctive sweet and sour taste.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cây hồng bì: Wampee tree. This phrase explicitly specifies the plant.
• Clausena lansium: The scientific (botanical) name for the wampee tree.

Synonyms

• Wampi: An alternative English name for the fruit and tree.
• Yellow berry: A descriptive, non-scientific term sometimes used in casual context.

Related Phrases

• Ăn hồng bì: To eat wampee.

  • Mỗi khi hè về, chúng tôi lại thích ra vườn ăn hồng bì. (Whenever summer comes, we like to go to the garden to eat wampee.)

• Mùa hồng bì: Wampee season.

  • Tháng sáu là mùa hồng bì ở quê tôi. (June is wampee season in my hometown.)

1. Wampee (cây)