thăn

Thịt bò thăn được thái lát mỏng để xào.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Loin: The primary meaning of "thăn" refers to a specific cut of meat, consisting entirely of lean muscle, taken from the back of an animal, typically a pig or a cow. It is a prized, tender cut.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Mẹ tôi mua thăn lợn để nướng. (My mother bought pork loin to grill.)
  • Thăn bò là phần thịt mềm và đắt tiền. (Beef loin is a tender and expensive cut of meat.)
  • Bạn thích thăn heo hay sườn? (Do you prefer pork loin or ribs?)

Advanced Usage

• "thăn ngoại": This term refers specifically to the striploin or sirloin cut of beef.
  • Nhà hàng này phục vụ bít tết thăn ngoại rất ngon. (This restaurant serves a very delicious striploin steak.)

Variants and Related Words

• Thăn chuột (n): A less common term, literally "mouse loin," sometimes used to refer to a small, choice cut of meat, like the tenderloin.
  • Phi-lê thăn chuột bò rất mềm. (Beef tenderloin filet is very soft.)

Synonyms

• Loin: The general cut of meat from the back of an animal.
• Tenderloin: Specifically for the most tender part of the loin (often corresponds to "thăn chuột").
• Striploin/Sirloin: Specific cuts from the loin area.

Related Culinary Terms

• Thịt thăn: A common phrase meaning "loin meat," specifying the type of cut.

  • Món này cần dùng thịt thăn. (This dish requires loin meat.)

• Thăn lưng: Emphasizes the location, meaning "back loin."

  • Thăn lưng lợn thường dùng làm sườn nướng. (Pork back loin is often used for grilled chops.)