pad thai

American

[paht tahy, pad] / ˈpɑt ˈtaɪ, ˈpæd /

noun

Cooking.

a Thai dish of stir-fried rice noodles, fish sauce and other seasonings, and usually tofu, shrimp, bean sprouts, and peanuts.

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

From Slate • Sep. 23, 2024

The menu is a wide range of Thai classics: larb gai, pad thai, tom yum soup and more.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2024

The Strahan family continued its celebrations at a nearby Thai restaurant, where Isabella indulged in pad thai, the vlog shows.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2024

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

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2023

She picked at her pad thai with her chopsticks, mixing it up.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

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