nầm

Mẹ mua một miếng nầm lợn để nấu canh.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The navel flap / The belly flap: A specific, often fatty, cut of meat from the central abdominal region of a pig or cow, located near the navel.
   • Pork belly (specific cut): While "pork belly" is a general term, "nầm" specifically refers to the softer, sometimes layered section from the lower abdomen.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Món nướng ngon nhất phải có nầm heo. (The best barbecue must have pork belly flap.)
  • Nầm bò thường dùng để hầm hoặc kho. (Be belly flap is often used for stewing or braising.)
  • Cô ấy mua nầm về làm thịt kho tàu. (She bought pork belly flap to make braised pork.)

Advanced Usage

• "nầm nợ": This is a distinct, idiomatic compound word meaning "debt" or "financial obligation." It is not a variant of the meat cut "nầm."
  • Công ty đang chìm trong nầm nợ. (The company is drowning in debt.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ba chỉ / ba rọi (n): Pork belly (a more common term for a similar, often overlapping cut of pork).
• Thịt bụng (n): Belly meat (a general term).

Synonyms

• Pork belly (specific cut): The fatty cut from the abdomen of a pig.
• Belly flap: A flap of meat from the abdominal region.
• Ventre (French origin): Meaning belly, as in .

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