"tom kha gai" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Thai ต้มข่าไก่, from ต้มข่า (dtôm-kàa) (see tom kha) + ไก่ (gài, “chicken”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|th|ต้มข่าไก่}} Thai ต้มข่าไก่, {{m|th|ต้มข่า}} ต้มข่า (dtôm-kàa), {{m|en|tom kha}} tom kha, {{m|th|ไก่||chicken}} ไก่ (gài, “chicken”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolinkhead=1}} tom kha gai (uncountable)
  1. A Thai soup or curry of chicken, coconut milk, galangal, and other spices. Wikipedia link: tom kha gai Tags: uncountable Synonyms: tom kha kai Related terms: tom kha, tom kha soup, tom yum
    Sense id: en-tom_kha_gai-en-noun-62KNhhg5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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