Food and drink ฟักทอง fák-tawng
pumpkin noun
- fák high
- tawng mid
- High: start high and go a little higher, a bit tense; don’t let it fall.
Classifier: ลูกlûuk · counting word for fruit and round things
Parts: ฟักfák gourd ทองtawng gold
How to use it
Literally a "golden gourd": Thai pumpkins are green outside and deep orange inside. They're stir-fried with egg, cooked in red curry and used in desserts, most famously สังขยาฟักทองsǎng-kà-yǎa fák-tawng, a whole small pumpkin steamed with coconut custard inside.
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:
- fak thong
- fak tong
- fuk tong
- faktong
More food and drink in Thai
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- ข้าวเหนียวมะม่วง kâao-nǐaw má-mûang Mango sticky rice
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