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mo nang

[mɔ˧˧ naːŋ˧˧] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Meaning · English

(noun) areca spathe

Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Examples

2016, Tạ Duy Anh, "Những vắt cơm nắm một thời của mẹ (Mom's kneaded rice-balls of bygone time)" Báo Giao Thông (Transportation and Traffic Newspaper)My Mom stayed up the whole night long. She washed the uncooked rice which she then cooked; she waited until it was just freshly cooked before beginning to knead it. Her tools were an areca spathe, a clean piece of cotton clothe, and a basin of boiled-then-cooled water. The fragrant freshly-cooked ri

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Sources & notes

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Sense 2

Meaning · English

(noun) bamboo culm sheath

Examples

Người ta thu hoạch măng tre vào mùa xuân khi chồi nhú khỏi mặt đất cao 15-20cm. Lột mo nang, rửa sạch, thường dùng tươi.People often gather bamboo shoots in spring when the shoots have sprung up 15-20-cm-high from the ground. They are stripped of their culm sheaths, washed clean, and often used fresh.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Common questions

What does “mo nang” mean?

(noun) areca spathe

Is “mo nang” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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