Food and drink เงาะ ngáw
rambutan noun
- ngáw high
- 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
How to use it
The red fruit covered in soft, green-tipped hairs: split the skin with your thumbnails or a twist and pop out the juicy white flesh around the seed, a bit like a lychee. The English name comes from Malay rambut, "hair".
เงาะngáw is one short syllable with a high tone, starting with ng, the sound at the end of sing.
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:
- ngo
- ngor
- ngoh
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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