Food and drink
beans, nuts, peas noun
- tùa low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
ถั่วtùa covers beans, peas, lentils and most nuts: peanuts are ถั่วลิสงtùa-lí-sǒng, long beans ถั่วฝักยาวtùa-fàk-yaao (eaten raw with som tam and larb), mung beans ถั่วเขียวtùa-kǐaw (in desserts) and soybeans ถั่วเหลืองtùa-lǔeang. Cashews have a name of their own, เม็ดมะม่วงหิมพานต์mét-má-mûang-hǐm-má-paan.
If you have a nut allergy, ask about ถั่วtùa in general: it's the word cooks understand.
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:
- thua
- tuaa
- too-a
- tooa
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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