lúa mùa
Definition
- Noun:
- Tenth-month rice: A traditional term for a specific variety of rice cultivated and harvested in the tenth month of the lunar calendar (approximately late autumn or early winter in the solar calendar).
- Seasonal rice (autumn-winter crop): Refers to the main rice crop grown during the rainy season and harvested in the autumn or early winter months, distinguishing it from other seasonal crops like "lúa chiêm" (spring-summer rice).
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Vùng này nổi tiếng với lúa mùa thơm ngon. (This region is famous for its delicious tenth-month rice.)
- Bà con nông dân đang thu hoạch lúa mùa. (The farmers are harvesting the autumn-winter rice crop.)
- Lúa mùa thường có thời gian sinh trưởng dài hơn lúa vụ hè thu. (Tenth-month rice typically has a longer growth period than summer-autumn rice.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is deeply connected to traditional agricultural cycles and lunar calendar farming practices. It often implies a specific, locally-adapted rice variety with characteristics suited to that growing season, rather than just any rice harvested in that period.
Variants and Related Words
- Lúa chiêm (n): Spring-summer rice; the rice crop grown in the dry season and harvested in spring or early summer.
- Lúa vụ (n): Seasonal rice crop; a more general term for a crop of rice within an agricultural season.
- Vụ mùa (n): The autumn-winter crop season.
Synonyms
- Autumn rice
- Traditional seasonal rice crop
Related Terms
- Nông lịch: Agricultural calendar, specifically the lunar-based farming calendar which determines the sowing and harvesting times for crops like "lúa mùa".