Food and drink อบ òp
to bake, to roast (in an oven or a covered pot) verb
- òp low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
อบòp covers baking and roasting in an oven, เตาอบdtao-òp, and cooking in a covered clay pot, as in กุ้งอบวุ้นเส้นgûng òp wún-sên. Cakes, bread and pastries are ขนมอบkà-nǒm òp, "baked sweets". The same word is used for drying, อบแห้งòp hâeng, and for a steam bath.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- ob
- awp
- ohp
More food and drink in Thai
All food and drink- ข้าว kâao Rice
- ข้าวเหนียว kâao-nǐaw Sticky rice
- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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