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How to say holy basil leaves
in Thai
ใบกะเพรา
bai-gà-prao
holy basil leaves
bai midgà lowprao mid
Peppery and the soul of ผัดกะเพรา. Restaurants sometimes swap in โหระพา; locals notice.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ใบกะเพราต้องเยอะๆbai-gà-prao dtâawng yóe-yóeYou need lots of holy basil.
From the same situation: Thai food culture and cooking
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- ใบมะกรูดkaffir lime leaf
- โหระพาThai sweet basil
- มะเขือeggplant (Thai)
- มะขามtamarind
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