sáp ong
Definition
- Noun:
- Beeswax: A natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis to construct the walls of their honeycomb. It is a yellowish or brownish substance that is plastic when warm and becomes hard and brittle when cool.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Sáp ong được sử dụng để làm nến. (Beeswax is used to make candles.)
- Cô ấy mua sáp ong nguyên chất. (She bought pure beeswax.)
- Sáp ong từ tổ ong rất sạch sẽ. (The beeswax from the hive is very clean.)
Advanced Usage
"sáp ong nguyên chất": pure/unrefined beeswax.
- Thợ thủ công ưa chuộng sáp ong nguyên chất. (Artisans prefer pure beeswax.)
"tảng sáp ong": a block/comb of beeswax.
- Họ thu hoạch những tảng sáp ong từ tổ. (They harvest blocks of beeswax from the comb.)
Variants and Related Words
Sáp ong thô (n): crude/raw beeswax.
- Sáp ong thô cần được lọc sạch. (Raw beeswax needs to be filtered.)
Tổ ong (n): honeycomb (the structure, which contains beeswax).
- Ong xây dựng tổ ong bằng sáp ong. (Bees build the honeycomb with beeswax.)
Synonyms
- Beeswax: The direct and most common equivalent.
- Cera alba: The Latin/technical term for bleached beeswax.
Related Terms
Mật ong (n): honey (the substance stored in the beeswax comb).
- Mật ong được lấy ra từ tổ sáp ong. (Honey is extracted from the beeswax comb.)
Nến sáp ong (n): beeswax candle.
- Nến sáp ong cháy sạch và thơm. (Beeswax candles burn cleanly and smell fragrant.)