กระเพรา(grà-prao)
Meanings
1NounA2
holy basil
holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum), an aromatic herb used widely in Thai cooking; commonly spelled กะเพรากะเพราgà-prao1holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum)2holy basil dish (pad krapao) [by ellipsis] in informal writing, but the standard spelling is กะเพรากะเพราgà-prao1holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum)2holy basil dish (pad krapao) [by ellipsis]
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3license; permit; certificate4classifier (flat/thin items)5blade6petal; sepalกระเพราgrà-praoกระเพราgrà-prao1holy basil2stir-fry with holy basil
This is a holy basil leaf.
2NounA2
stir-fry with holy basil
by metonymy, a Thai stir-fried dish using holy basil (e.g., ผัดกะเพราผัดกะเพราpàt gà-praoThai stir-fry with holy basil), often with meat and served over rice
Examples
เที่ยงนี้tîiang níiเที่ยงนี้tîiang níiat noon todayกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketผัดกะเพราpàt gà-praoผัดกะเพราpàt gà-praoThai stir-fry with holy basilไหมmăiไหมmăi1yes–no question particle; or not?2silk
Do you want to eat stir-fried kraprao for lunch?
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กระเพราgrà-praoกระเพราgrà-praoholy basil