Food and drink แก้วมังกร gâew-mang-gawn
dragon fruit noun
- gâew falling
- mang mid
- gawn mid
- Falling: start high and drop clearly, like a firm “No!”
Classifier: ลูกlûuk · counting word for fruit and round things
Parts: แก้วgâew crystal, glass มังกรmang-gawn dragon
How to use it
Literally "dragon crystal": a bright pink fruit with green-tipped scales, white or deep red inside and speckled with tiny black seeds. The flavour is mild and refreshing; the red kind is usually sweeter, and it stains.
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:
- kaeo mangkon
- gaew mang gon
- kaew mangkorn
- kaeo mang kon
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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