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1. baht, n. View full entry 1828
...= tical; the basic monetary unit of Thailand....
2. bong, n.3 View full entry 1971
...A kind of water-pipe used for smoking marijuana....
3. chedi, n. View full entry 1929
...In Thailand: a Buddhist monument or shrine, esp. a reliquary, often in the form of a bell-shaped base topped with a spire. Cf. prang...
4. farang, n. View full entry a1861
...The Thai term for a foreigner, esp. a European....
5. kip, n.8 View full entry 1955
...The basic monetary unit of Laos....
6. klong, n. View full entry 1898
...In Thailand, a canal. Also attrib....
7. mee krob, n. View full entry 1960
...A Thai dish consisting of crisp fried noodles served with prawns and pork or chicken....
8. nam pla, n. View full entry 1931
...A thin, amber-coloured sauce made from fermented fish, with a pungent, salty flavour, widely used in Thai cookery, esp. as a condiment....
9. nam prik, n. View full entry 1857
...A paste or sauce made with chilli and shrimp, widely used in Thai cookery as a condiment or dipping sauce....
10. panung, n. View full entry 1857
...A traditional Thai garment consisting of a long piece of cloth (usually silk or cotton) wrapped round the lower part of the body and secured around the waist, sometimes with a further...
11. phad thai, n. View full entry 1978
...A Thai dish of stir-fried rice noodles mixed with shrimp, peanuts, and other ingredients....
12. rai, n.2 View full entry 1933
...In Thailand: a unit of land area equal to 1600 square metres....
13. samlor, n. View full entry 1955
...Chiefly in Thailand, a three-wheeled vehicle, freq. motorized, used as a taxi....
14. Songkran, n. View full entry 1727
...In Thailand: a festival celebrating the New Year of the traditional Thai calendar, characterized by various observances involving the sprinkling or splashing of water....
15. Thai, n. and adj. View full entry 1808
...The language of the Thai people, a member of the Tai group of languages; Siamese....
16. tom yam, n. View full entry 1960
...A type of hot and sour Thai soup, typically flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies; spec. = tom yam kung Also tom yam soup...
17. tom yam kung, n. View full entry 1969
...A type of hot and sour Thai soup, containing shrimp or prawns and typically flavoured with lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies. Also tom yam kung soup. Cf. tom yam...
18. tuk-tuk, n. View full entry 1969
...In Thailand, a motorized samlor....
19. wai, n. View full entry 1966
...In Thailand, a gesture of greeting made by bringing one's palms together and in some cases (depending on the social status of the person greeted) bowing. Cf. namaste...
20. wat, n.4 View full entry 1844
...A Thai Buddhist temple....
