ผักขา(pàk kăa)
Meanings
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climbing wattle; Senegalia pennata
A type of edible plant (climbing wattle or Senegalia pennata) with feathery leaves and a strong, distinct smell, often used in Thai cooking.
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แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] put in; [to] add4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ผักขาpàk kăaผักขาpàk kăaclimbing wattle; Senegalia pennataในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ไข่เจียวkài jiaoไข่เจียวkài jiaoThai-style omeletเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1starchy tuber; tuberous crop2fat; grease3greasy; oily; fatty4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5creamy; rich (texture/taste)6it (thing/animal)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏmมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏm[to] be fragrant; [to] smell goodเฉพาะตัวchà-pór dtuuaเฉพาะตัวchà-pór dtuua1personal; individual2unique; distinctive
Mom likes to put climbing wattle in her omelette because it has a unique aroma.
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Grandma is going to pick some climbing wattle from the backyard garden to make curry.
แม้ว่าmáe wâaผักขาpàk kăaจะjàมีกลิ่นmee glìnค่อนข้างkôn kâangแรงraengแต่dtàeก็gâwเป็นbpenส่วนประกอบสำคัญsùuan bprà-gòp săm-kanที่têeทำให้tam hâiแกงgaengอร่อยà-ròiกลมกล่อมglom glòm
Although climbing wattle has a rather strong smell, it is a key ingredient that makes the curry deliciously well-rounded.
เวลาway-laaจะjàนำnamผักขาpàk kăaมาmaaทำอาหารtam aa-hăanควรkuuanเลือกlêuuakเก็บgèpแต่dtàeยอดyôtอ่อนๆòn ònเพราะpráwส่วนsùuanที่têeแก่gàeจะjàแข็งkăengและláeไม่ค่อยmâi kôiหอมhŏm
When using climbing wattle for cooking, you should pick only the young shoots because the older parts will be tough and not very fragrant.