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How to say shrimp paste
in Thai
กะปิ
gà-bpì
shrimp paste
gà lowbpì low
Fermented shrimp paste; the base of น้ำพริกกะปิ and many curry pastes. Strong smell, deep flavour.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- น้ำพริกกะปิnáam-prík gà-bpìshrimp-paste chilli dip
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