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How to say eggplant (Thai)
in Thai
มะเขือ
má-kǔea
eggplant (Thai)
má highkǔea rising
มะเขือเปราะ small round green ones in curry; มะเขือยาว long eggplant. มะเขือเทศ is tomato.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Classifier
- ลูก
In a sentence
- แกงเขียวหวานใส่มะเขือgaaeng-kǐao-wǎan sài má-kǔeaGreen curry with Thai eggplant.
From the same situation: Thai food culture and cooking
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- โหระพาThai sweet basil
- ใบกะเพราholy basil leaves
- มะขามtamarind
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