pad thai

American  

[paht tahy, pad] / ˈpɑt ˈtaɪ, ˈpæd /

noun

Cooking.

• pad thais
  plural

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• pad thais
  plural

Etymology

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”

Example Sentences

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pad thai

A restaurant gives me a plastic bin for my pad thai?

From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2024

Jai Thai on Capitol Hill: Known on the Hill as a spot for stand-up comedy open mic nights with a side of affordable pad thai, this Broadway restaurant quietly shuttered weeks ago with no notice.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 25, 2023

She stopped in for a pad thai lunch with a friend on Friday.

From Reuters ● Oct. 27, 2023

We devoured deconstructed lionfish pad thai with teriyaki-glazed veggies at Brotula's.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2023

She’d brought home Thai food takeout, and we both had plates with pad thai and spring rolls in front of us.

From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks