xương giăm

Một con cá có nhiều xương giăm nhỏ trong thịt.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Intermuscular bones / Pin bones: Small, thin, often needle-like bones found in the connective tissue (myosepta) between the muscle segments of many fish species, especially in freshwater fish like carp and catfish. They are not part of the main skeletal structure.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cá chép có rất nhiều xương giăm, nên ăn phải cẩn thận. (Carp have many pin bones, so you must eat carefully.)
  • Khi chế biến cá, cần dùng kẹp để rút hết xương giăm ra. (When preparing fish, you need to use tweezers to pull out all the intermuscular bones.)
  • Xương giăm nhỏ có thể gây nguy hiểm cho trẻ em. (Small pin bones can be dangerous for children.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is used almost exclusively in a culinary or biological context when discussing fish anatomy and food preparation.
• It refers specifically to the category of bones that are difficult to remove due to their size and location within the fillet.

Variants and Related Words

• Xương dăm: A common variant spelling and pronunciation with the same meaning.
• Xương cá (n): Fish bone (a general term for any bone in a fish).
• Xương chính (n): Main skeleton / backbone (refers to the central spine and rib structure of the fish).

Synonyms

• Pin bones: (English culinary term)
• Intermuscular bones: (English biological term)
• Small fish bones

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms specifically using the term "xương giăm". General idioms about fish bones focus on the hazard they pose.
  • Cá không ăn muối cá ươn, con cãi cha mẹ trăm đường con hư. (A fish not salted will spoil, a child who argues with parents is ruined in a hundred ways.) – This proverb does not contain the word but is a common saying about fish.