Definition

Noun: - Pomegranate: A round, red fruit with a thick, leathery skin containing many juicy, ruby-red seeds (arils) encased in a bitter, white pith. The term "thạch lựu" is a less common, more literary or botanical synonym for the more common word "lựu".

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Nước ép thạch lựu rất tốt cho sức khỏe. (Pomegranate juice is very good for health.)
  • Trong vườn nhà tôi có một cây thạch lựu. (There is a pomegranate tree in my garden.)

Advanced Usage

• "thạch lựu" in literature and poetry: The word "thạch lựu" can sometimes be found in classical Vietnamese poetry or literary works to refer to the pomegranate, often evoking imagery of its vibrant red color or its many seeds, which can symbolize fertility or abundance.
  • Hoa thạch lựu đỏ rực một góc sân. (The pomegranate flowers blaze red in a corner of the yard.)

Variants and Related Words

• Lựu: The standard, more commonly used word for "pomegranate" in everyday modern Vietnamese.
  • Mua một quả lựu. (Buy a pomegranate.)
• Cây lựu / Cây thạch lựu: Pomegranate tree.
• Hoa lựu / Hoa thạch lựu: Pomegranate flower.

Synonyms

• Quả lựu: Pomegranate fruit (the most common synonym).
• Trái lựu: Pomegranate fruit (common in Southern Vietnamese dialect).

Related Phrases

• Hạt lựu: Pomegranate seeds/arils.
  • Rắc hạt lựu lên món salad. (Sprinkle pomegranate seeds on the salad.)
• Vỏ lựu / Vỏ thạch lựu: Pomegranate peel/rind.
  • Vỏ lựu có thể dùng để làm thuốc. (Pomegranate peel can be used for medicine.)

noun

1. pomogranate