เค็มนัว(kem nuua)
Meanings
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umami-salty; rounded salty
Salty in a rounded, umami-rich way (not sharply salty), often from ingredients like fish sauce, fermented fish (pla ra), or fermented soy.
Examples
น้ำพริกnáam príkน้ำพริกnáam príkchili paste; chili dipวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)รสเค็มrót kemรสเค็มrót kem1salty taste; saltiness2salty (in taste)นัวnuuaนัวnuua1rounded; well-blended (flavor)2[to] create rounded, well-blended flavorเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)น้ำปลาnáam bplaaน้ำปลาnáam bplaafish sauceอย่างดีyàang deeอย่างดีyàang dee1of high quality; premium; first-rate2very well; to a high standard3at best; no more than
Today's chili paste has a rounded, umami-rich saltiness because we used good fish sauce.
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เค็มนัวkem nuuaเค็มนัวkem nuuaumami-salty; rounded salty