Definition

1. Noun:
   • Portable earthen stove: A small, movable stove, traditionally made from clay or earthenware, used for cooking or heating.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người bán hàng rong dùng một chiếc hoả lò để nấu bánh tráng. (The street vendor used a portable earthen stove to cook rice paper rolls.)
  • Trong chuyến cắm trại, chúng tôi mang theo một hoả lò nhỏ. (On our camping trip, we brought a small portable earthen stove.)

Advanced Usage

• Cultural/Historical Context: The "hoả lò" is often associated with traditional and street food culture in Vietnam, representing a simple, mobile cooking method.
  • Hình ảnh chiếc hoả lò tỏa khói là một phần của ký ức tuổi thơ nhiều người. (The image of a smoking portable earthen stove is part of many people's childhood memories.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bếp lò (n): A more general term for a stove or furnace, which can be larger and fixed.
• Bếp than (n): Charcoal stove, which may be similar in function but specifies the fuel (charcoal).

Synonyms

• Portable clay stove: A direct descriptive synonym.
• Brazier: A metal container for holding burning coals, often used for heating, which shares a similar portable heating function but is typically made of metal.

Related Phrases (Collocations)

• Đốt hoả lò: To light/fire up the portable earthen stove.
  • Sáng sớm, bà đã dậy đốt hoả lò để nấu cháo. (Early in the morning, she got up to light the portable earthen stove to cook porridge.)
• Nấu bằng hoả lò: To cook using a portable earthen stove.
  • Thịt nướng nấu bằng hoả lò có hương vị rất đặc biệt. (Grilled meat cooked on a portable earthen stove has a very distinct flavor.)

Related Idioms

Note: There are no common idioms that feature the specific word "hoả lò." Its usage is primarily literal.

1. Portable earthen stove