กะเพรา(gà-prao)
Meanings
1NounA2
holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum)
a strongly aromatic basil used in Thai cooking, with a peppery taste; holy basil
Examples
สวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanbackyard; back gardenปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)กะเพราgà-praoกะเพราgà-prao1holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum)2holy basil dish (pad krapao) [by ellipsis]ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveสองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22secondกอgoกอgo1clump; tuft (of plants)2classifier for clumps/bunches3cluster; bunch (grouped items)
We grow two clumps of holy basil in the backyard.
2NounB1
holy basil dish (pad krapao) [by ellipsis]
by extension, a Thai stir-fry dish made with holy basil, usually with meat, garlic, and chilies (pad krapao); dish name from the herb
Examples
วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)สั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] command; instruct; direct2[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)กะเพราหมูสับgà-prao mŏo sàpกะเพราหมูสับgà-prao mŏo sàpstir-fried minced pork with holy basilไข่ดาวkài daaoไข่ดาวkài daaofried eggจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallข้างkâangข้างkâang1beside; next to; by2side; lateral (modifier)3side; flank4side; party (in a dispute or game)ออฟฟิศóf-fítออฟฟิศóf-fítoffice; workplace (loanword)
Today I ordered pad krapao with minced pork and a fried egg from the shop next to the office.
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กะเพราgà-praoกะเพราgà-praoholy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum)