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Definition
- Noun:
- Chilli; chili pepper: A small plant of the nightshade family, with white flowers and fruits that turn red or yellow when ripe, having a spicy taste, used as a spice.
- Sweet pepper; bell pepper: A variety of the same plant family with larger, milder fruits, often green, red, or yellow.
Usage Examples
- Noun (Chilli):
- Món phở này cần thêm một chút ớt. (This pho needs a little more chilli.)
- Ớt hiểm rất cay. (Bird's eye chillies are very hot.)
- Noun (Sweet pepper):
- Tôi thích xào thịt bò với ớt chuông xanh. (I like to stir-fry beef with green bell peppers.)
- Ớt Đà Lạt có vị ngọt, không cay. (Da Lat peppers are sweet, not spicy.)
Advanced Usage
- "Cay như ớt": (As hot as chilli) An idiom used to describe something extremely spicy or, figuratively, a person with a sharp, fierce, or hot-tempered character.
- Món cà ri này cay như ớt. (This curry is as hot as chilli.)
- Bà ấy trông hiền nhưng tính cách cay như ớt. (She looks gentle but has a personality as sharp as chilli.)
Variants and Related Words
- Ớt bột / Bột ớt (n): Chilli powder.
- Rắc một ít bột ớt lên pizza. (Sprinkle some chilli powder on the pizza.)
- Ớt khô (n): Dried chilli.
- Ớt chuông / Ớt ngọt (n): Bell pepper, sweet pepper.
- Ớt hiểm / Ớt chỉ thiên (n): Bird's eye chilli.
- Tương ớt (n): Chilli sauce.
- Tương ớt là gia vị không thể thiếu trên bàn ăn. (Chilli sauce is an indispensable condiment on the dining table.)
Synonyms
- Chilli / Chili: (for the spicy variety).
- Bell pepper / Sweet pepper / Capsicum: (for the mild, sweet variety).
- Pepper: (a more general term, context-dependent).
Related Phrases
- Ăn ớt: To eat chilli.
- Anh ấy có thể ăn ớt rất giỏi. (He can eat chilli very well.)
- Trồng ớt: To grow chillies/peppers.
- Bỏ ớt: To add chilli (into a dish).
- chilli; red pepper; paprika
- cay như ớthot as chilli
- quả ớt tâysweet pepper