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pad thai

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

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpæd ˈtaɪ/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌpad ˈtʌɪ/
  • General-American: /ˌpæd ˈtaɪ/
  • General-American: /ˌpɑːd ˈtaɪ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -aɪ

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noun

Meaning 1

A Thai dish of stir-fried noodles with egg, tamarind, peanuts and other ingredients.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Thai ผัดไทย (pàt-tai, “Thai stir-fry”).

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 泰式炒金邊粉 /泰式炒金边粉 (Tàishì chǎo jīnbiānfěn) — Thai dish
  • Esperanto: pad taj — Thai dish
  • Finnish: phat thai — Thai dish
  • Finnish: pad thai — Thai dish
  • German: Phat Thai — Thai dish
  • German: Pad Thai — Thai dish
  • Japanese: パッタイ (pattai) — Thai dish
  • Khmer: ផាត់ថៃ (phat thay) — Thai dish
  • Korean: 팟타이 (pat'tai) — Thai dish
  • Lao: ຜັດໄທ (phat thai) — Thai dish
  • Russian: пад та́й (pad táj) — Thai dish
  • Swedish: pad thai — Thai dish
  • Thai: ผัดไทย (pàt-tai) — Thai dish
  • Vietnamese: Pad Thái — Thai dish