muỗm
[muəm˦ˀ˥]
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Meaning · English
(noun) katydid, bush-cricket
Where it’s used:
Used
Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora
Examples
Cánh đồng cả tuổi thơ cô in hằn biết bao kỷ niệm, từ những ngày mùa gặt theo chân mẹ ra đồng bắt những con muỗm béo ngậy nướng ăn, chờ những đống lúa tuốt xong là nhảy lên đống rơm mới thơm nức lăn lộn cùng lũ trẻ.The fields of her whole childhood were deeply imprinted with, who knows, how many memories: from those days in harvest times when she followed her mother's footsteps out into those fields to catch, roast, and eat plump, fatty bush-crickets; when she waited for the exact moment when the freshly-thres
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Sources & notes
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Sense 2
Meaning · English
(noun) Mangifera foetida, a species of flowering plants in the Mangifera (mango genus).
Examples
Trông lên trên cây muỗm xanh um tùm quả sai trên đó.
Ngày mai vui tươi tôi rủ bạn tôi tới cây nô đùa.
Tôi lên trên cây hái nhanh cho nhiều quả tặng người đây.
Bạn ăn mê say riêng loại quả ngon muỗm sai nơi này.I look up at the lush green horse mango tree abounding with fruits.
On the joyful morrow, I'll invite my friends to come and play underneath it.
I'll climb up that tree to quickly pluck its many fruits as gifts for them.
My friends will enjoy eating plenty of tasty horse mangoes only here.
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Sense 3
Meaning · English
(noun) spoon
Common questions
What does “muỗm” mean?
(noun) katydid, bush-cricket
Is “muỗm” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.