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pad thai

/ˌpæd ˈtaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English

Syllables
pad thai
IPA
/ˌpæd ˈtaɪ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Thai dish of stir-fried noodles with egg, tamarind, peanuts and other ingredients.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Thai ผัดไทย (pàt-tai, “Thai stir-fry”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ผัดไทย

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌpæd ˈtaɪ/
  • British English: /ˌpæd ˈtaɪ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

phad thai (alternative) phat thai (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce pad thai?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌpæd ˈtaɪ/.
What does pad thai mean?
A Thai dish of stir-fried noodles with egg, tamarind, peanuts and other ingredients.
Where does pad thai come from?
From Thai ผัดไทย (pàt-tai, “Thai stir-fry”).

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