pak
Americannoun
noun
noun
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Otherwise, service was crisp and clean while we sampled sikil pak, a Yucatecan cream or dip that’s trending in Mexican restaurants this year, and a ceviche with too much tomato.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025
In this study, the researchers applied the sensors for hydrogen peroxide and salicylic acid to pak choi, a leafy green vegetable also known as bok choy or Chinese cabbage.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 17, 2024
A mini-jumbotron shows a video of the intricate yet speedy process of pak mor — a relative of Vietnamese rice-roll favorite bánh cuốn — being made, but you’ll probably want to take your own.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 6, 2023
This year Clifford is eyeballing pak choi and tatsoi; summer and winter squashes that are resistant to the vine squash borers that decimated his crops last year; bush beans; and some new varieties of carrots.
From Salon ● Jan. 20, 2022
Ya seems to be rarely preserved: I E pak cook, Skt papakaya parch; Dak papakhya parch; I E agh say, Lat ajo for aghya say; Dak eya say.
From The Dakotan Languages, and Their Relations to Other Languages by Williamson, A. W. (Andrew Woods)
“We had to balance a bunch of things,” Jeanny Pak, interim president of the city’s Economic Development Corp., responded opaquely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
Hong Kong fire survivor Yip Ka-kui still sends daily voice notes to his beloved wife, Pak Shui-lin, who died in the huge blaze that destroyed their home in November.
From Barron's ● Dec. 30, 2025
At the Hakkasan club, Wang spent $24,000 on bottle service, with Pak spending an additional $10,000.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2025
Pak Kum Dong, a North Korean runner, told Reuters news agency: "The eyes of our people on me helped me to bear the difficulties whenever I feel tired."
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
At the clinic, Dr. Han was greeted immediately by Nurse Pak, a recent graduate of a nursing high school, who was training with Head Nurse Cha.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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