Definition

1. Noun:
   • A large and strong male buffalo: Specifically refers to a mature, powerful, and often castrated male water buffalo, typically raised for its labor or meat.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Người nông dân sử dụng con trâu mộng để cày ruộng. (The farmer uses the large male buffalo to plow the field.)
  • Trong lễ hội, họ chọn một con trâu mộng khỏe nhất. (For the festival, they select the strongest large male buffalo.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "trâu mộng" often implies a beast of burden valued for its physical power and size, and it can carry a cultural connotation of strength and rural vitality.

Variants and Related Words

• Trâu (n): buffalo (general term).
• Trâu đực (n): male buffalo.
• Trâu cày (n): plowing buffalo.

Synonyms

• Ox (when referring to a castrated male bovine used for draft purposes).
• Draught buffalo / Draft buffalo.

Related Idioms

• Khỏe như trâu mộng: As strong as a large male buffalo; used to describe someone with great physical strength.
  • Vận động viên ấy khỏe như trâu mộng. (That athlete is as strong as an ox.)