แครอท(kae-ròt)

Meanings

1NounA1

carrot (vegetable)

An edible orange (sometimes purple, yellow, or white) root vegetable with a sweet, crisp texture, eaten raw or cooked.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatแครอทkae-ròtแครอทkae-ròt1classifier: หัว/ต้น2carrot (vegetable)สดsòtสดsòt1in cash2unmixed; straight (of a drink)3live (broadcast/in real time)4fresh (not preserved)5bright; vivid (color)6raw; uncooked (food)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingกรอบgròpกรอบgròp1frame; border2crispy; crunchy3framework; scope; limits4emaciated; gaunt (slang/figurative)หวานwăanหวานwăan1sweet; endearing (manner/appearance)2romantic; sentimental; saccharine3sweet (taste)
I like eating fresh carrots because they are sweet and crisp.
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ซุปsúpนี้néeใส่sàiแครอทkae-ròtหั่นhànชิ้นเล็กchín lékๆ-
This soup has carrots cut into small pieces.
เมื่อวานmêuua waanแม่mâeผัดpàtแครอทkae-ròtกับgàpเนื้อnéuuaทำให้tam hâiหอมหวานhŏm wăan
Yesterday mom stir-fried carrots with meat, making it fragrant and sweet.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราจะทำrao jà tamสลัดsà-làtที่têeมีmeeแครอทkae-ròtขูดkùutฝอยfŏiกับgàpน้ำสลัดnám sà-làtเปรี้ยวหวานbprîiao wăan
Tomorrow we will make a salad with shredded carrot and a sweet-and-sour dressing.
2ClassifierA2

classifier: หัวหัวhŭua1beginning; initial part2[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)3head (body part)4classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins5header; title; headline6mind; mentality; way of thinking7top; end; tip8leader; chief; head/ต้นต้นdtôn1classifier: trees; plants; poles2tree; plant3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5origin; source; root cause6stem; trunk; stalk; base

Common classifiers used with carrots: หัวหัวhŭua1beginning; initial part2[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)3head (body part)4classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins5header; title; headline6mind; mentality; way of thinking7top; end; tip8leader; chief; head (root/bulb, most common) and ต้นต้นdtôn1classifier: trees; plants; poles2tree; plant3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5origin; source; root cause6stem; trunk; stalk; base (plant) depending on context.

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)2mother; mom3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] bribe; buy off2[to] buy; purchaseแครอทkae-ròtแครอทkae-ròt1classifier: หัว/ต้น2carrot (vegetable)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสองsŏngสองsŏng1second2two; 2หัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1beginning; initial part2[to] laugh (Isan; archaic in standard Thai)3head (body part)4classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins5header; title; headline6mind; mentality; way of thinking7top; end; tip8leader; chief; headจากjàakจากjàak1[to] leave; depart; part from2nipa palm3from; away fromตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market (economic demand/sector)3market; marketplace
Mom bought two heads of carrots from the market.
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ในnaiสวนsŭuanมีmeeแครอทkae-ròtสามต้นsăam dtônที่têeฉันchănปลูกbplòokไว้wáiเมื่อmêuuaเดือนdeuuanก่อนgòn
In the garden there are three carrot plants that I planted last month.
พ่อครัวpôr kruuaบอกให้bòk hâiหั่นhànแครอทkae-ròtหนึ่งnèungหัวhŭuaเป็นชิ้นbpen chínเล็กlékๆ-
The chef told me to cut one carrot (one root) into small pieces.
ถ้าtâaจะjàย้ายyáaiแปลงbplaengให้hâiยกyókแครอทkae-ròtทั้งtángต้นdtônไปbpaiพร้อมprómดินdinเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiรากrâakบอบช้ำbòp chám
If you’re moving plots, lift the whole carrot plant with soil so the roots won’t be damaged.