vú sữa

Thân thiện

Mẹ bổ một quả vú sữa tím trên bàn bếp.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Star apple: A tropical fruit native to Southeast Asia and the Caribbean, scientifically known as Chrysophyllum cainito. It has a round, smooth, purple or greenish skin. When cut horizontally, the seed cells form a star-like pattern. The flesh is sweet, fragrant, and milky white, reminiscent of breast milk, which is the origin of its Vietnamese name ('vú' = breast, 'sữa' = milk).

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Trái vú sữa này rất ngọt và thơm. (This star apple is very sweet and fragrant.)
  • Vú sữa là một đặc sản của miền Nam Việt Nam. (Star apple is a specialty of Southern Vietnam.)
  • Tôi thích ăn vú sữa ướp lạnh. (I like to eat chilled star apple.)

Advanced Usage

• "Vú sữa Lò Rèn": A famous, high-quality cultivar of star apple from the Vĩnh Kim area in Tiền Giang province, known for its exceptional sweetness and thin skin.
  • Vú sữa Lò Rèn nổi tiếng là ngon nhất. (Lò Rèn star apple is famous for being the most delicious.)

Variants and Related Words

• Cây vú sữa (n): Star apple tree.
  • Cây vú sữa trong vườn đang ra trái. (The star apple tree in the garden is bearing fruit.)
• Trái vú sữa / Quả vú sữa (n): Alternative common ways to say "a star apple fruit".

Synonyms

• Star apple: The direct English translation and common name.
• Caimito: A name used in some Spanish-speaking regions, derived from the scientific name.
• Golden leaf tree: A less common descriptive name referring to the tree's leaves, which are golden on the underside.

Related Idioms/Phrases

(This word is primarily a concrete noun for a fruit and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions. Its usage is literal.)

Học thuật

noun

1. Star apple
2. Upon entering an orchard of star apple trees, visitors can see for themselves hundreds of star apples hanging suspendedly from branches. The round and smooth fruits are of the same size. The shape of the star apple only may as well match the name attached to it let alone its juice as fragrantly sweet, purely white as the milk from the breast. When using the knife to cut the fruit, it is advisable to cut the fruit into two parts before using a spoon to take out the pulp bit by bit until nothing is left. The most appreciated way to enjoy this fruit is to drill a small hole at its top and lift it to the mouth and raise the head backward to suck the flow of the fragrant juice into the mouth continuously as if a baby sucking milk from its mother's breast. Don't forget to squeeze the tough fruit for a while until it becomes tendered so that the juice can mix with the pulp of the fruit to become a sweet and fragrant muddy substance that looks like milk from the breast