gam1 ze3甘蔗
Jyutpinggam1 ze3
Yalegām je
Definition
Sugarcane; a tropical crop mostly used to make sugar or consumed raw and boiled.
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How it's used
Sugarcane is physically tough and fibrous, so the action of eating it involves chewing to extract the juice and then spitting out the leftover pulp. Because of this, it is rarely eaten as a snack in formal settings and is more commonly used as a base ingredient for cooling drinks or traditional desserts.
Measure word
tiu4條tìuhExamples
This piece of sugarcane is very sweet, do you want some?
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse the literal plant with the slang term 渣男, which sounds slightly similar but refers to a toxic or unfaithful man.
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