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ngapi

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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History

Etymology

Transliteration of Burmese ငါးပိ (nga:pi., literally “pressed fish”).

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: নাপ্পি (nappi) — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Burmese: ငါးပိ (nga:pi.) — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Indonesian: belacan — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Khmer: កាពិ (kaapiʼ) — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Lao: ກະປິ (ka pi) — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Malay: belacan — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Mon: နဲကဲကၠောန်ခရံက် — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Shan: ပႃၼဝ်ႈၵုင်ႈ (pǎa nāo kūng) — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Tagalog: bagoong — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Tagalog: alamang — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Thai: กะปิ (gà-bpì) — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste
  • Vietnamese: mắm tôm — a pungent Burmese condiment made from fermented and compressed fish or shrimp paste