ตำลาว(dtam laao)

Meanings

1NounA2

Lao-style papaya salad

A Lao-style spicy green papaya salad, common in Thailand, typically seasoned with fermented fish (pla ra) and chilies.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketตำลาวdtam laaoตำลาวdtam laaoLao-style papaya salad
I like to eat Lao-style papaya salad.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ตำdtamตำdtam1[to] pound; crush (with mortar/pestle)2[to] bruise; bash; batter3[to be] lowly; of lower rank (lit./archaic)4[to] make som tam–style; pound-mix5[to] pierce; prick; puncturePart 1
+
ลาวlaaoลาวlaao1Laos; Lao (relating to Laos)2Lao person; Laotian3Lao language4rustic; unsophisticated (slang, can be derogatory)Part 2
ตำลาวdtam laaoตำลาวdtam laaoLao-style papaya salad