Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cereals / Grains: A general term for cultivated plants that produce edible, starchy seeds or grains. The term originally referred specifically to five staple crops (rice, glutinous rice, corn, beans, and millet) but is now used broadly for all major grain crops.
   • Breakfast Cereal: In modern usage, it can also refer to processed food products made from these grains, often eaten with milk for breakfast.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ngũ cốc là nguồn lương thực chính trên thế giới. (Cereals are the main food source in the world.)
  • Cô ấy thường ăn ngũ cốc vào bữa sáng. (She usually eats cereal for breakfast.)
  • Nông dân đang thu hoạch ngũ cốc. (The farmers are harvesting the grain.)

Advanced Usage

• "ngũ cốc nguyên hạt": whole grains.

  • Bạn nên ăn nhiều ngũ cốc nguyên hạt để tốt cho sức khỏe. (You should eat more whole grains for good health.)

• "ngũ cốc dinh dưỡng" / "ngũ cốc thể hình": nutritional cereal mix / fitness cereal. This often refers to blended, powdered, or processed mixes of various grains, nuts, and seeds consumed for health or bodybuilding.

  • Vận động viên uống ngũ cốc dinh dưỡng sau khi tập luyện. (The athlete drinks nutritional cereal after training.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hạt ngũ cốc (n): cereal grain.

  • Hạt ngũ cốc chứa nhiều carbohydrate. (A cereal grain contains a lot of carbohydrates.)

• Trồng ngũ cốc (v): to grow cereals.

  • Vùng này chủ yếu trồng ngũ cốc. (This region mainly grows cereals.)

Synonyms

• Grains: The small, hard seeds of food plants like wheat, rice, or corn.
• Cereals: Plants of the grass family cultivated for their edible grains, or the food products made from them.
• Staple crops: Primary food crops that form the basis of a traditional diet.

Related Terms and Concepts

• Lương thực: foodstuffs, provisions (a broader term that includes grains).
• Hạt: seed, kernel (a more general term for any seed).
• Nguyên liệu thô: raw material (can include unprocessed grains).

1. Cereals, grain food-stuffs