Definition

Noun: 1. Custard apple: A tropical fruit tree (Annona squamosa) and its sweet, creamy, segmented fruit with black seeds and a green, scaly skin. 2. Soursop: A specific type of custard apple (Annona muricata), larger with a spiky green skin and tart, fibrous white flesh. (Often specified as "mãng cầu xiêm").

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trong vườn nhà tôi có một cây mãng cầu rất sai quả. (In my garden, there is a custard apple tree that bears a lot of fruit.)
  • Thịt quả mãng cầu chín rất ngọt và thơm. (The flesh of a ripe custard apple is very sweet and fragrant.)
  • Nước ép mãng cầu xiêm có vị chua ngọt rất đặc trưng. (Soursop juice has a very distinctive sweet and sour taste.)

Advanced Usage

• "mãng cầu xiêm": This compound term specifically refers to the soursop (), distinguishing it from the common custard apple (na).
  • So với mãng cầu thường, mãng cầu xiêm có kích thước lớn hơn và vỏ có gai. (Compared to the common custard apple, the soursop is larger and has a spiky skin.)

Variants and Related Words

• Na: The more common Northern Vietnamese name for the custard apple (). "Mãng cầu" is often used in Central and Southern Vietnam.
• Mãng cầu dai: A variety of custard apple with flesh that is less creamy and more fibrous.
• Bình bát: A related fruit (), sometimes confused with custard apple, but with a smoother, heart-shaped fruit.

Synonyms

• Custard apple (for )
• Sugar-apple (for )
• Sweetsop (for )
• Soursop (for )
• Graviola (for )

Related Phrases

• Trái mãng cầu: Custard apple fruit / Soursop fruit. (The word "trái" or "quả" is often used before "mãng cầu" for clarity.)
• Cây mãng cầu: Custard apple tree / Soursop tree.
• Hoa mãng cầu: Custard apple flower / Soursop flower.

noun

1. (Bot) custard-apple
   • mãng cầu xiêm