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pad thai
[ paht-tahy, pad ]
/ ˈpɑt ˈtaɪ, ˈpæd /
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noun Cooking.
a Thai dish of stir-fried rice noodles, fish sauce and other seasonings, and usually tofu, shrimp, bean sprouts, and peanuts.
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Origin of pad thai
First recorded in 1975-80; from Thai phàtthai, equivalent to phàt “stir-fry, stir-fried, stir-fried food” + tai, thai “Thai”
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How to use pad thai in a sentence
Songtham Pinyolaksana really wishes you wouldn’t order pad thai at the restaurant he co-owns with his wife and chef, Panida.
These meals are a big change from the Thai curries and pad thai noodle dishes we know in North America.
Try the spicy seared salmon and cucumber salad and the spring pad thai with sea prawns.
Without a local bookstore, Pad-Thai or a Richard Serra installation, my life would definitely be lacking some favored flourishes.