ข้าวกะเพรา(kâao gà-prao)
Meanings
rice with stir-fried holy basil
A staple dish of rice served with stir-fried minced or sliced meat (commonly pork, chicken, or beef) or tofu with holy basil, chili, and garlic (ผัดกะเพราผัดกะเพราpàt gà-praoThai stir-fry with holy basil), often topped with a fried egg (ไข่ดาวไข่ดาวkài daaofried egg).
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ordering shorthand
Colloquial shorthand for ข้าวผัดกะเพรา when ordering; protein can vary (e.g., หมูหมูmŏo1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4fat person (impolite)5classifier: pig (head/animal), ไก่ไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3naive/green (slang)4chicken (Thai letter name), เนื้อเนื้อnéuua1meat; flesh2muscle/meat (by cut or quality)3texture; grain (surface of materials)4content; substantive matter5core/body of an object6human body (skin and flesh)7body; flesh (of a person/animal)8classifier: pieces of meat9flesh; pulp (of fruit), ทะเลทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beach).