กระทือ(grà-teu)
Meanings
1NounC1
shampoo ginger; bitter ginger
a species of plant in the ginger family (Zingiber zerumbet), commonly known as shampoo ginger or bitter ginger, whose rhizomes are used in traditional medicine and cooking
Examples
ย่าyâaย่าyâapaternal grandmotherของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlineกระทือgrà-teuกระทือgrà-teushampoo ginger; bitter gingerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveแกงป่าgaeng bpàaแกงป่าgaeng bpàajungle curry (Thai curry without coconut milk)เพื่อให้pêuua hâiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiso that; in order thatมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏmมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell goodและláeและláeand (coordinating)รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelเผ็ดร้อนpèt rónเผ็ดร้อนpèt rón1very spicy; hot2fiery/intense (speech, issue); heated
My grandmother uses bitter ginger rhizomes to make jungle curry to give it a fragrant aroma and spicy taste.