lúa nếp
Definition
- Noun:
- Glutinous rice plant; sticky rice plant: A type of rice plant (Oryza sativa) whose grains have a high amylopectin content, making them sticky or glutinous when cooked. This term refers specifically to the plant itself, often while growing in the field.
- Unhusked glutinous rice; unhusked sticky rice: The harvested grains of this plant before they are milled or husked.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cánh đồng lúa nếp đang chín vàng. (The field of glutinous rice plants is turning golden ripe.)
- Nhà tôi trồng một sào lúa nếp để gói bánh chưng. (My family cultivates one sào of sticky rice plants to make bánh chưng.)
- Sau khi thu hoạch, lúa nếp được phơi khô. (After harvest, the unhusked glutinous rice is sun-dried.)
Advanced Usage
- "lúa nếp cái hoa vàng": A specific, traditional, and highly valued variety of glutinous rice with a distinctive yellow flower.
- Lúa nếp cái hoa vàng có hương thơm đặc biệt. (Lúa nếp cái hoa vàng has a special fragrance.)
Variants and Related Words
- Nếp (n): The more common, general term for glutinous or sticky rice, especially after it has been husked. specifies the plant/unhusked grain, while often refers to the grain as an ingredient.
- Gạo nếp: Husked glutinous rice.
- Cơm nếp: Cooked sticky rice.
- Lúa tẻ (n): Regular, non-glutinous rice plant or grain (literally "common rice").
Synonyms
- Lúa dẻo: (Less common) Literally "sticky/glutinous rice plant".
- Sticky rice plant: Common English equivalent.
Notes on Meaning
- "Lúa nếp" vs. "Nếp": emphasizes the agricultural, growing, or unprocessed state. is the general culinary and commercial term for the grain.
- Cultural Context: is a staple for making traditional Vietnamese dishes and sweets, such as (sticky rice), , , and (glutinous rice wine).