xơ
Definition
Noun:
- Thread, Fibre, String: A thin, strand-like structure found in plants, vegetables, or some fruits. It is often tough and indigestible.
- Sponge (from a plant): The fibrous, spongy network from certain fruits, like the loofah, used for washing.
- Pith/Aril: The fibrous material surrounding the segments of fruits like jackfruit.
Adjective:
- Fibrous: Containing many tough threads or fibres.
- Frayed, Tattered, Threadbare: Describing fabric or material that is worn out, with loose threads showing.
Usage Examples
Noun:
- Rau muống này có nhiều xơ. (This water spinach has a lot of fibre.)
- Cô ấy dùng xơ mướp để tắm. (She uses a loofah sponge to bathe.)
- Ăn mít, tôi thích cả phần xơ. (When eating jackfruit, I like the fibrous part too.)
Adjective:
- Củ sắn này rất xơ. (This cassava root is very fibrous.)
- Chiếc áo cũ đã xơ cả gấu. (The old shirt's hem is completely frayed.)
Advanced Usage
"u xơ" (noun): A medical term for a fibroma, a benign tumour of fibrous tissue.
- Bà ấy vừa phẫu thuật khối u xơ. (She just had surgery for a fibroma.)
Used as an intensifier in colloquial adjectives:
- nghèo xơ (extremely poor, destitute)
- gầy xơ (extremely skinny, gaunt)
Variants and Related Words
- Xơ cứng (adj): Sclerosed, hardened; often used in medical contexts (e.g., - arteriosclerosis).
- Xơ gan (noun): Cirrhosis of the liver.
- Xơ sợi (noun): General term for fibrous tissue or fibre.
Synonyms
- Fibre, thread, strand (for the noun).
- Frayed, worn-out, ragged (for the adjective describing condition).
- Stringy, fibrous (for the adjective describing texture).
Related Idioms and Collocations
- Xơ mướp / Xơ mướp khô: Dried loofah, used as a bath sponge.
- Xơ dừa: Coir; the fibrous material from coconut husks.
- Chất xơ: Dietary fibre.
- Ăn nhiều chất xơ tốt cho tiêu hóa. (Eating lots of dietary fibre is good for digestion.)
noun
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thread, fibre
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