pad thai

American  

[paht tahy, pad] / ˈpɑt ˈtaɪ, ˈpæd /

noun

Cooking.

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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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

Apart from the scorpions, I loved all of it—from riding my motorcycle alongside stampeding water buffalo on the city’s thoroughfare to the 80-cent pad thai from a shack en route to the cabin I shared with a Thai roommate.

From The Wall Street Journal

She had a familiar and beautiful face and she adored our shao bing finger sandwiches and pad Thai.

From Los Angeles Times

During those five years, all I ever said to her was: “How’s your pad Thai?,”

From Los Angeles Times

A few days before Hang’s waiting period ended, she and George went out for one of his favorite meals, pad thai.

From Los Angeles Times

I downloaded Atlas and asked it to order Pad Thai on Uber Eats from my favorite local Thai restaurant.

From Barron's