mề gà

Mẹ rửa sạch mề gà trước khi nấu.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Chicken gizzard: The muscular stomach of a chicken, used in food preparation.
   • Pouch / Purse (archaic): A small, rounded pouch, traditionally made of leather and worn at the belt, resembling the shape of a chicken's gizzard, used to carry money.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Chicken gizzard):

  • Món mề gà xào rau muống rất ngon. (Stir-fried chicken gizzards with water spinach are delicious.)
  • Mẹ tôi thường làm sạch mề gà trước khi nấu. (My mother usually cleans the chicken gizzard before cooking.)

• Noun (Pouch):

  • Ông cụ rút đồng xu từ cái mề gà ở thắt lưng. (The old man took a coin from the mề gà pouch at his belt.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in its literal, culinary sense in modern Vietnamese. The archaic meaning as a pouch is largely historical and may be found in literature or discussions of traditional attire.

Variants and Related Words

• Mề vịt (n): Duck gizzard.
• Diều (n): Crop (a part of a bird's digestive tract; different from the gizzard).

Synonyms

• Gizzard: The muscular stomach of a bird.
• Pouch: A small bag for carrying items (for the archaic meaning).

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms directly using the term 'mề gà'. Its usage is typically literal.