Food and drink กรอบ gràwp
crispy, crunchy adjective
- gràwp low
- Low: flat and lower than your normal voice, dropping a little at the end.
How to use it
Crunch is a much-loved texture in Thai food: crispy pork, หมูกรอบmǔu-gràwp, a crisp-edged fried egg, prawn crackers, ข้าวเกรียบkâao-grìap, and the dessert ทับทิมกรอบtáp-tim gràwp, "crunchy rubies": water chestnuts in red tapioca with coconut milk and crushed ice.
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:
- krob
- grop
- krawp
- krop
- grob
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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