súp-lơ

Mẹ đang rửa súp-lơ trắng dưới vòi nước.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cauliflower: A vegetable of the cabbage family, characterized by its edible white head (called a "curd"), which is actually a mass of undeveloped flower buds. The word "súp-lơ" is a direct phonetic adaptation from the French "chou-fleur".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ tôi thường luộc súp-lơ cho bữa tối. (My mother often boils cauliflower for dinner.)
  • Súp-lơ trắng phổ biến hơn súp-lơ xanh. (White cauliflower is more common than green cauliflower.)
  • Bạn có thể mua súp-lơ ở chợ hoặc siêu thị. (You can buy cauliflower at the market or supermarket.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "súp-lơ" is almost exclusively used to refer to the common white variety. When specifying other types, descriptive phrases are used.
  • Súp-lơ tím: purple cauliflower.
  • Súp-lơ xanh or bông cải xanh: broccoli (note: "bông cải xanh" is more common for broccoli).

Variants and Related Words

• Bông cải trắng: A less common, more descriptive synonym for "súp-lơ", meaning "white flower bud vegetable".
• Hoa lơ: A regional variant, primarily used in central Vietnam.

Synonyms

• Cauliflower: The direct and most accurate English translation.

Related Phrases

• Cải súp-lơ: A compound term emphasizing it is a type of "cải" (brassica/cole crop).
  • Cải súp-lơ rất giàu vitamin. (Cauliflower is very rich in vitamins.)