lồng sấy

Mẹ đặt lồng sấy lên bếp than để sấy khô quần áo.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A drying cage / A drying basket: A container, typically woven from bamboo or rattan, designed to hold items (like food or clothes) above a heat source (such as a charcoal stove) for the purpose of drying or dehydrating them.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ tôi phơi măng trong lồng sấy. (My mother dries bamboo shoots in the drying cage.)
  • Trời mưa liên miên, chúng tôi phải dùng lồng sấy để hong quần áo. (It rained continuously, so we had to use a drying basket to air our clothes.)
  • Lồng sấy giúp bảo quản thực phẩm bằng cách làm khô chúng. (A drying cage helps preserve food by dehydrating it.)

Advanced Usage

• The lồng sấy is a traditional household utensil, often used in rural areas or for preserving seasonal foods. Its design allows smoke and heat from the charcoal below to circulate, drying the contents without direct flame.

Variants and Related Words

• Lồng (n): A general term for a cage, enclosure, or basket.
• Sấy (v): To dry using heat or hot air (e.g., to dehydrate, to kiln-dry).

Synonyms

• Drying rack: A frame for air-drying items.
• Dehydrator: A device for removing moisture from food (modern equivalent).
• Food dryer: A device or apparatus for drying food.

Related Concepts

• Hong khô: To air-dry.
• Bảo quản: To preserve.
• Than củi: Charcoal (the typical heat source used with a ).