kẹo thơm
Definition
- Noun:
- A type of hard candy: "Kẹo thơm" refers to a traditional, often rectangular or lozenge-shaped hard candy, typically flavored with local ingredients like ginger, lemon, or various herbs. The name directly translates to "fragrant candy," highlighting its aromatic quality.
- Berlingot: This is the direct equivalent in French, referring to a similar type of hard, boiled sugar candy.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bà ngoại thường mua cho tôi những gói kẹo thơm. (My grandmother often bought me packets of kẹo thơm.)
- Kẹo thơm gừng rất tốt cho cổ họng. (Ginger kẹo thơm is very good for the throat.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is used generically for hard candies with natural, often medicinal or soothing, flavors. It evokes nostalgia and is associated with traditional confectionery.
Variants and Related Words
- Kẹo cứng (n): hard candy. This is a more general term.
- Kẹo thơm là một loại kẹo cứng truyền thống. (Kẹo thơm is a type of traditional hard candy.)
Synonyms
- Hard candy
- Boiled sweet
- Berlingot (French loanword context)
Related Idioms
- While not a direct idiom, "kẹo thơm" is sometimes used metaphorically to describe something pleasing or nostalgically sweet, akin to "a sweet memory."
- Ký ức ấy ngọt ngào như viên kẹo thơm. (That memory is as sweet as a piece of kẹo thơm.)