trái đào

Một bé gái để kiểu tóc có hai trái đào ở hai bên đầu.

Definition

1. Noun (Archaic):
   • A peach-shaped lock of hair: A traditional hairstyle for young girls in the past, consisting of a lock or section of hair left hanging on each side of the head, shaped to resemble a peach fruit.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các bé gái ngày xưa thường để tóc trái đào. (Girls in the old days often wore their hair in trái đào locks.)
  • Kiểu tóc trái đào trông rất đáng yêu. (The trái đào hairstyle looks very cute.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "trái đào" is primarily used in historical or literary contexts to describe traditional Vietnamese children's fashion. It is not used for modern hairstyles.

Variants and Related Words

• Tóc trái đào: This is the full, more descriptive phrase for the hairstyle, literally "peach-fruit hair."

Synonyms

• Side locks: A general, non-culturally specific term for locks of hair hanging at the sides of the head.
• Tresses: A literary word for long locks of hair.

Notes on Meaning

• This word refers specifically to a historical hairstyle. It is not used to refer to the actual fruit "peach," which is "quả đào" in modern Vietnamese.
• The usage is almost entirely nostalgic or descriptive of the past.