พองฟู(pong foo)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
puffy; fluffy
swollen so it is light, airy, and soft, like a cake, hair, or a pillow
Examples
ขนมเค้กkà-nŏm kékขนมเค้กkà-nŏm kékcake (dessert)ร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeเนื้อnéuuaเนื้อnéuua1core/body of an object2flesh; pulp (of fruit)3human body (skin and flesh)4content; substantive matter5texture; grain (surface of materials)6meat; fleshนุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1tender (food)2soft (to the touch)3soft/gentle (voice/tone)และláeและláeand (coordinating)พองฟูpong fooพองฟูpong foo1[to] puff up; [to] swell up2puffy; fluffyมากmâakมากmâak1many; numerous2very; extremely3much; a lot; greatly
The cake from this shop is very soft and fluffy.
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I like to sleep on a pillow that is soft and fluffy; it's the most comfortable.
หลังจากlăng jàakสระผมsà pŏmและláeเป่าbpàoแห้งhâengผมpŏmของkŏngเธอterก็gâwดูdooหนาnăaและláeพองฟูpong fooขึ้นkêun
After washing and blow-drying her hair, it looked thicker and more voluminous.
เชฟchépตีdteeไข่ขาวkài kǎaoจนได้jon dâiเมอแรงก์mer-raengที่ตั้งtêe dtângยอดอ่อนyôt onมีmeeลักษณะlák-sà-nàขาวเนียนkăao niianและláeพองฟูpong fooเหมือนmĕuuanปุยเมฆbpui mêk
The chef whipped the egg whites until they formed a soft-peaked meringue, which was white, smooth, and light and airy like a cloud.
2VerbB1
[to] puff up; [to] swell up
to expand and become puffy or fluffy
Examples
ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1meal; food (general)2rice (cooked)3rice plant; paddy4rice (grain/uncooked)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start to; begin to2[to] start; beginพองฟูpong fooพองฟูpong foo1[to] puff up; [to] swell up2puffy; fluffyเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1at; in; on (with time expressions)2when; at the time thatสุกsùkสุกsùk1ripe (fruit)2[to] ripen; [to] get cooked3cooked; done (food)ได้ที่dâi têeได้ที่dâi têe1ready; at the ideal point2to the right degree; just right
The rice will start to expand and become fluffy when it's fully cooked.
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เมื่อmêuuaเราraoใส่sàiยีสต์yéetลงในlong naiแป้งขนมปังbpâeng kà-nŏm-bpangมันmanจะjàค่อยๆkôi kôiพองฟูpong fooขึ้นkêunเป็นสองเท่าbpen sŏng tâo
When we add yeast to bread dough, it will gradually expand and fluff up to double its size.
เสื้อsêuuaขนkŏnเป็ดbpètตัวdtuuaนี้néeจะjàพองฟูpong fooขึ้นkêunหลังจากlăng jàakตากแดดdtàak dàetให้hâiแห้งสนิทhâeng sà-nìt
This down jacket will become puffy again after it's been dried completely in the sun.
กระบวนการผลิตgrà-buuan gaan pà-lìtขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangครัวซองต์kruua-sôngที่têeสมบูรณ์แบบsŏm-boon bàepคือkeuการทำให้gaan tam hâiชั้นchánเนยnoeiและláeแป้งbpâaengแยกตัวyâek dtuuaกันganส่งผลให้sòng pŏn hâiขนมkà-nŏmพองฟูpong fooและláeเป็นโพรงbpen prohngสวยงามsŭuay ngaamเมื่อmêuuaอบòp
The perfect croissant-making process involves separating the layers of butter and dough, causing the pastry to expand, become puffy, and have a beautiful honeycomb structure when baked.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
พองตัวpong dtuuaพองตัวpong dtuua[to] swell; [to] expand; [to] inflate
[to] swell; [to] expand; [to] inflate
ฟูขึ้นfoo kêunฟูขึ้นfoo kêun1[to] rise; [to] swell up; [to] puff up2[to] become fluffy; [to] get frizzy (hair, fur)
- [to] rise; [to] swell up; [to] puff up
- [to] become fluffy; [to] get frizzy (hair, fur)
ฟูนุ่มfoo nûmฟูนุ่มfoo nûmfluffy and soft
fluffy and soft
ฟูฟ่องfoo fôngฟูฟ่องfoo fông1[to] puff up; balloon; swell (intransitive)2fluffy; puffy; billowy
- [to] puff up; balloon; swell (intransitive)
- fluffy; puffy; billowy
Word Breakdown
พองpongพองpong1swollen; puffed up; inflated2[to] swell; puff up; inflate3blistered; blister-likePart 1
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พองฟูpong fooพองฟูpong foopuffy; fluffy