Definition

1. Noun:
   • A mature areca nut: A term, particularly in some dialects, for an areca nut that is fully grown and old, typically hard and suitable for specific uses rather than for fresh chewing.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người ta thường dùng tầm vung để làm thuốc. (People often use mature areca nuts to make medicine.)
  • Tầm vung có màu nâu và rất cứng. (The mature areca nut is brown and very hard.)

Advanced Usage

• This term is marked as dialectal (đph). Its usage might be regional and not universally common in all Vietnamese-speaking areas.

Variants and Related Words

• Cau (n): areca nut (the general term).

  • Miếng trầu có lá trầu, cau, và vôi. (A betel quid contains betel leaf, areca nut, and lime.)

• Cau già (n): old areca nut (a direct synonym).

  • Cau già thường được phơi khô. (Old areca nuts are usually dried.)

Synonyms

• Mature areca nut: A fully developed, hard areca nut.
• Old areca nut: An areca nut that is no longer young or tender.

Notes on Usage

• "Tầm vung" is a specialized, dialectal term. In most contexts, the more common terms "cau già" or simply "cau" (with context) are used to refer to an areca nut.