Definitions

1. Noun:
   • A signaling horn: A traditional rural instrument made from a buffalo horn, cow horn, or large seashell, blown to produce a loud, far-reaching sound used for signaling.
   • (Slang) Frog's stomach: The stomach of a frog, used as a food item.

Usage Examples

• As a signaling horn:
  • Người canh đồng thổi tù và để báo hiệu. (The field guard blew the horn to signal.)
  • Tiếng tù và vang lên báo hiệu giờ tập trung. (The sound of the horn rang out, signaling the time to assemble.)
• (Slang) As frog's stomach:
  • Món tù và ếch xào măng là đặc sản của vùng này. (Stir-fried frog's stomach with bamboo shoots is a local specialty here.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "tù và" is strongly associated with traditional, rural, or historical contexts when referring to the horn. Its use in modern language is often evocative or descriptive of the past.
• In its slang meaning (frog's stomach), it is primarily used in culinary contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Kèn (noun): A general term for horn or wind instrument. While "kèn" is broader, "tù và" specifies a simple, traditional horn made from natural materials.
• Tù và báo hiệu (noun phrase): Signaling horn. This phrase explicitly states the function.
• Dạ dày ếch (noun phrase): Frog's stomach. This is the standard, non-slang term.

Synonyms

• For the horn: Kèn hiệu (signal horn), kèn thổi (wind horn).
• For frog's stomach: Bao tử ếch (frog's stomach).

Related Phrases/Idioms

• Thổi tù và (verb phrase): To blow the horn.
• Tiếng tù và (noun phrase): The sound of the horn.
• Hồi tù và (noun phrase): A blast/sound of the horn.

noun

1. horn