Thai Word of the Day
ข้าว
KHAO • noun — 16th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: cooked rice; (informally) a meal
Examples
- แม่หุงข้าวทุกเช้า
(Mom cooks rice every morning.) - ข้าวในหม้อยังอุ่น
(The rice in the pot is still warm.) - ฉันมีข้าวพอสำหรับสามวัน
(I have enough rice for three days.)
Synonyms
- อาหาร
- มื้อ
ข้าว usually refers to cooked rice, the staple food in Thailand. Colloquially it can mean 'a meal' (e.g., ไปกินข้าว = go eat/ have a meal). You will also see it in compounds like ข้าวเหนียว (sticky rice) and ข้าวสวย (steamed rice). Uncooked rice (grain) is ข้าวสาร.
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