Food and drink ข้าวโพด kâao-pôot
corn, maize noun
- kâao falling
- pôot falling
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
How to use it
Sweet corn is a street snack, boiled or grilled on the cob and brushed with butter. It's pounded into a sweet, mild papaya-salad-style dish, ตำข้าวโพดdtam kâao-pôot, and it even turns up on coconut ice cream and in Thai desserts.
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:
- khao pot
- kao pod
- khao phot
- kaopod
- khao pode
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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