tom kha
A Thai soup or soup base: a spicy curry in coconut milk with galangal, usually made…A Thai soup or soup base: a spicy curry in coconut milk with galangal, usually made with chicken.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A Thai soup or soup base: a spicy curry in coconut milk with galangal, usually made with chicken.
Origin
Borrowed from Thai ต้มข่า (dtôm-kàa), from ต้ม (dtôm) + ข่า (kàa, “galangal”).Borrowed from Thai ต้มข่า (dtôm-kàa), from ต้ม (dtôm) + ข่า (kàa, “galangal”).
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable