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Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cinnamon tree: A type of tree belonging to the same family as camphor, with large leaves, three distinct veins, and aromatic bark.
   • Cinnamon (bark): The aromatic and pungent bark of the cinnamon tree, used as a spice and in traditional medicine.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Vỏ cây quế có mùi thơm đặc trưng. (Cinnamon bark has a distinctive aroma.)
  • Quế là một gia vị quan trọng trong ẩm thực Việt Nam. (Cinnamon is an important spice in Vietnamese cuisine.)
  • Họ trồng quế để lấy vỏ. (They grow cinnamon trees to harvest the bark.)

Advanced Usage

• "thơm như quế": (as fragrant as cinnamon) - An idiom used to describe a pleasant, warm, and spicy fragrance.
  • Mùi bánh mới ra lò thơm như quế. (The smell of the freshly baked bread is as fragrant as cinnamon.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cây quế: (cinnamon tree) - Refers specifically to the tree itself.
• Vỏ quế: (cinnamon bark) - Refers specifically to the bark used as a spice.
• Bột quế: (cinnamon powder) - Ground cinnamon.
• Quế hương: (cassia/cinnamon) - A common term for cinnamon, sometimes referring specifically to cassia bark (), a related and commonly used variety.
• Quế chi: (cinnamon twig) - Refers to the thin twigs of the cinnamon tree, also used in medicine.

Synonyms

• Cinnamomum: The scientific genus name for cinnamon trees.
• Cassia: A common term for a type of cinnamon (), often used interchangeably in some contexts.

Related Phrases

• "Cay như quế": (as pungent/spicy as cinnamon) - Used to describe a sharp, warming taste or sensation.
  • Vị của tách trà này cay như quế. (The taste of this tea is as pungent as cinnamon.)

Related Idioms

• "Quế càng già càng cay": (The older the cinnamon, the spicier it gets) - An idiom similar to "fine wine improves with age," suggesting that things or people improve, become more valuable, or more intense with time and experience.
  • Ông ấy viết sách hay hơn, đúng là quế càng già càng cay. (He writes better books; it's true that things improve with age like cinnamon.)

Học thuật

noun

1. cinnamon-tree;cinnamon (bark)