mứt

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mứt

Mẹ phết mứt dâu lên lát bánh mì.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • Jam, preserves, candied fruit: A sweet food product made by cooking fruit, flowers, seeds, or certain roots with a large amount of sugar until it reaches a thick, spreadable consistency or a candied, solid state. It is a traditional Vietnamese confectionery, especially popular during the Lunar New Year (Tết).
Usage Examples
  • Noun:
    • tôi thường tự tay làm mứt dừa để ăn Tết. (My grandmother often makes coconut jam by hand for Tet.)
    • Trên bàn tiếp khách ngày Tết luôn đĩa mứt hỗn hợp. (There is always a plate of assorted candied fruits on the guest table during Tet.)
    • Mứt sen một món ăn truyền thống bổ dưỡng. (Candied lotus seeds are a traditional and nutritious delicacy.)
Advanced Usage
  • "làm mứt": to make jam/preserves/candied fruit.

    • Mẹ tôi đang học cách làm mứt từ ngoại. (My mother is learning how to make candied fruit from my grandmother.)
  • "mứt để dành": preserved/jam saved for later.

    • mứt để dành này có thể dùng được cả năm. (This jar of preserved jam can be used for the whole year.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Mức (n, less common variant): An alternate spelling sometimes used, particularly in certain regional dialects or older texts, with the same meaning as "mứt".

    • Mức lạc (Sugar-coated peanuts).
  • Kẹo (n): Candy. While "mứt" is a type of sweet, it is specifically fruit/plant-based and cooked with sugar, distinct from hard candies or chocolates.

  • Mứt Tết (n): Tet jam/candied fruit; refers specifically to the assortment of preserves traditionally served during the Vietnamese Lunar New Year.
Synonyms
  • Jam: A thick spread made from fruit and sugar, usually with a softer consistency than some types of "mứt".
  • Preserves: Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.
  • Candied fruit/Crystallized fruit: Fruit that has been impregnated with sugar syrup and dried, closely resembling many types of "mứt".
  • Conserve: A type of jam, often with whole or large pieces of fruit.
Related Phrases
  • đựng mứt: jam jar/preserves jar.

    • ấy mua những đựng mứt rất đẹp. (She bought very beautiful jam jars.)
  • Khay mứt: jam tray/candy tray (specifically for serving).

    • Khay mứt được bày biện rất đẹp mắt. (The candied fruit tray is arranged very attractively.)
Related Idioms
  • Ngọt như mứt: As sweet as candied fruit; used to describe something very sweet (can be literal or figurative, e.g., sweet words).
    • Lời nói của anh ấy ngọt như mứt. (His words are as sweet as candied fruit.)
mứt

Mẹ phết mứt dâu lên lát bánh mì.

  1. Jam, sugar-coated fruit, sugar - preserved fruit
    • Mứt sen
      Sugar-preserved lotos seeds
    • Mức lạc
      Sugar - coated ground-nuts
    • Mứt gừng
      Gingerjam
    • Mứt cam
      Marmalade