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Thai basil

Thai basil noun: a type of sweet basil from Southeast Asia, notable for the anise/tarragon overtones in its flavor, and for the attractive purple color of the leaves and bracts in its flower spikes.

Noun

Thai basil (countable and uncountable, plural Thai basils)

  1. A type of sweet basil from Southeast Asia, notable for the anise/tarragon overtones in its flavor, and for the attractive purple color of the leaves and bracts in its flower spikes.

Thai basil meaning in Thai and Vietnamese

Thai basil in Thai

sweet basil from Southeast Asia
โหระพา hǒo-rá-paa

Thai basil in Vietnamese

sweet basil from Southeast Asia
húng quế

Forms of Thai basil

pluralThai basils

Questions about Thai basil

What does Thai basil mean?
Thai basil means a type of sweet basil from Southeast Asia, notable for the anise/tarragon overtones in its flavor, and for the attractive purple color of the leaves and bracts in its flower spikes.
What is Thai basil in Thai?
Thai basil in Thai is โหระพา (hǒo-rá-paa). See Thai basil meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is Thai basil?
Thai basil is a noun.
What is the plural of Thai basil?
The plural of Thai basil is Thai basils.

Words near Thai basil in the dictionary

  1. Thahiri
  2. Thahiris
  3. Thai
  4. Thai Bangkaew Dog
  5. Thai Bangkaew Dogs
  6. Thai basil
  7. Thai basils
  8. Thai boxer
  9. Thai boxers
  10. Thai boxing
  11. Thai chess

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