น้ำพริก(náam prík)

Meanings

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chili paste; chili dip

A Thai chili-based paste or dip, often mixed with shrimp paste, garlic, lime, etc., eaten with vegetables, rice, or fried foods (varieties include nam phrik kapi, nam phrik ong, etc.).

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); pocketน้ำพริกnáam príkน้ำพริกnáam príkchili paste; chili dipกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ลวกlûuakลวกlûuak1[to] blanch/scald (food); parboil2[to] scald (with hot liquid/steam)3sloppy; hasty; careless (work/attempt)
I like to eat chili paste with blanched vegetables.

Word Breakdown

น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)Part 1
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พริกpríkพริกprík1chili; chili pepper2chili plantPart 2
น้ำพริกnáam príkน้ำพริกnáam príkchili paste; chili dip
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