Definition

1. Noun:

   • Seed: A small, hard object produced by a plant, from which a new plant can grow.
   • Grain: A small, hard particle of a substance like sand or rice.
   • Pit / Stone: The hard, inner part of some fruits, such as a peach or plum.
   • Bead: A small, often round object, such as a bead of sweat or a bead in jewelry.

2. Noun (colloquial):

   • Testicle: A vulgar, slang term for a testicle.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tôi gieo hột giống xuống đất. (I sow the seed into the soil.)
  • Cơm được nấu từ hột gạo. (Rice is cooked from grains of rice.)
  • Đào này có một hột rất cứng. (This peach has a very hard pit.)
  • Những hột mồ hôi trên trán anh ấy. (The beads of sweat on his forehead.)

Advanced Usage

• "hột xoàn": diamond (literally "seed of the areca nut," used poetically for its resemblance).

  • Cô ấy được tặng một chiếc nhẫn hột xoàn. (She was given a diamond ring.)

• "hột tiêu": peppercorn.

  • Món ăn này cần thêm một ít hột tiêu. (This dish needs a few peppercorns.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hạt (n): This is the more standard, formal spelling and pronunciation of "hột." The meanings are identical.

  • Hạt đậu (bean seed), hạt cát (grain of sand).

• Hột léc (n, slang): A slang term for testicle.

Synonyms

• Seed: for plants.
• Grain: for small, granular particles.
• Pit / Stone: for fruit seeds.
• Bead: for small, round drops or objects.

Related Idioms

• Ăn một hột tiêu, già nửa ngày đàng: (To eat one peppercorn is to age half a day's journey.) An old saying implying that spicy or irritating experiences can feel aging or wearisome.

• Chưa nứt vỏ hột mít: (Hasn't even cracked the jackfruit seed.) Used to describe someone who is very young, naive, or inexperienced.

noun

1. seed
   • hột xoàn
     diamond