nam pla

[ nahm-plah ]

/ ˈnɑm ˈplɑ /

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noun

a fish sauce used in Thai cookery.

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Words nearby nam pla

Namibian, Namier, namma hole, Nammu, Nampa, nam pla, Nampula, Namtar, Nam Tso, namu, Namur

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How to use nam pla in a sentence

Helena Wong, a legislator from the Democratic Party, joked on Facebook that the PLA had already “Occupied Central.”
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It’s All About ‘Nam The most insane theory has been saved for last.
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But if you are worried about the PLA, you are going to be worried about buying equipment from China.
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Huawei founder and Chairman Ren Zhengfei is a former PLA officer.
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But funny thing—the chamber and NAM support the Senate immigration bill that the House Republicans are going to kill.
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Annuit vero ac propemodum sese iam Nortmannum pronuntiat; nam Gallos fer omnes Nortmannos appellitant.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Nam Sacerdos ille, qui huc ante nos aduenerat, nostro statim adutu in Galliam sua ipse sponte & pro veteri desiderio remigrauit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Nam erga reliquos, aut hc aut in nauibus agentes didicerunt nobis non facil quicqu gratis dare.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Nam neque id diu fuit, & semper altero decumbente, alter stetit.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Nam Congregatio S. Officii in matrimonium duas mulieres ovariis orbatas inire permisit.
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British Dictionary definitions for nam pla

nam pla

/ (ˌnæm ˈplɑː) /

noun

a fermented fish sauce with a strong aroma and a salty taste, often used in Thai cookery

Word Origin for nam pla

Thai

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