Definition

1. Noun:
   • Salted or sugared dried apricot: A traditional Vietnamese snack made by preserving apricots with salt or sugar and then drying them.
   • Salted or sugared dried sour fruit: More broadly, refers to various sour fruits (e.g., carambola, tamarind, Spondias dulcis) preserved and dried in a similar way.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà ngoại thích ăn ô mai mơ. (Grandma likes to eat salted dried apricots.)
  • Trên bàn có một đĩa ô mai me. (There is a plate of sugared dried tamarind on the table.)
  • Ô mai là món quà vặt quen thuộc của nhiều người Việt. (Ô mai is a familiar snack for many Vietnamese people.)

Advanced Usage

• "Ô mai" as a category: The term can refer to the entire category of this preserved fruit snack.
  • Cửa hàng bán rất nhiều loại ô mai khác nhau. (The shop sells many different types of ô mai.)

Variants and Related Words

• Ô mai mơ: Specifically, salted/sugared dried apricot.
• Ô mai me: Specifically, salted/sugared dried tamarind.
• Ô mai sấu: Specifically, salted/sugared dried fruit.
• Ô mai khế: Specifically, salted/sugared dried carambola (star fruit).
• Mứt (noun): A general term for candied fruit or jam, which is typically softer and sweeter than .

Synonyms

• Hoàng mai (noun): A less common, more literary term for salted dried apricot.
• Mơ muối (noun): Literally "salted apricot," often used interchangeably with .

Related Phrases

• Kẹo ô mai: Candy made in the style of , often harder and sometimes containing the seed of the fruit.
  • Kẹo ô mai mơ là đặc sản của Hà Nội. (Apricot ô mai candy is a specialty of Hanoi.)

Related Idioms

• Chua như ô mai: (As sour as ) An idiom used to describe something or someone as very sour, either literally in taste or figuratively in temperament.
  • Giọng nói của cô ấy chua như ô mai. (Her voice is as sour as ô mai.)

1. Salted dry apricot; sugared dry apricot
2. Salted (sugared) dry carambola (tamarind...)
   • Ô mai me
     Sugared dry tamarind