pad thai

noun

often capitalized T
: a Thai dish consisting of rice noodles stir-fried usually with any of various additional ingredients (such as bean sprouts, peanuts, chicken, shrimp, and egg)

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There are multiple types of pho, pad thai, takoyaki, Chinese stir-fry dishes, mapo tofu, pot stickers, chili oil wontons, wonton soup and barbecue roast pork and duck straight from the whole duck hanging in a nearby window. Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 19 Aug. 2025 Tell us through this form where your go-to pad thai is from, or email kcq@kcstar.com. Chandler Boese, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2025 Customers could order a wide range of food, from pizza to pad thai to buffalo chicken wraps. David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025 The menu will feature familiar dishes with a modern twist, including avocado and smoked salmon spring rolls and noodle dishes, like pad thai. Hannah Kirby, Journal Sentinel, 3 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for pad thai

Word History

Etymology

Thai phàd thaj, literally, Thai stir-fried mixture

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pad thai was in 1978

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“Pad thai.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pad%20thai. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.

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