pad thai

noun

often capitalized T
: a Thai dish consisting of rice noodles stir-fried usually with any of various additional ingredients (such as bean sprouts, peanuts, chicken, shrimp, and egg)

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For customers, especially families, each store offers a wide variety of options where, for example, one person can order pad thai and another a burger. Phoebe Liu, Forbes, 8 Feb. 2025 Insider tip Take a break from the soaking with pad thai at restaurant hotel Baan Ploen Chi. Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Feb. 2025 Its rich, fearlessly salty presence adds pop to dishes like pad thai, lime chili shrimp and papaya salad. Rai Mincey, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 Rooker frequently posts pictures of his favorite breakfast spots on social media, and put out a call on social media for Sacramento-area recommendations earlier this week, along with places for pad thai. Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for pad thai 

Word History

Etymology

Thai phàd thaj, literally, Thai stir-fried mixture

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pad thai was in 1978

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“Pad thai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pad%20thai. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.

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