ปาท่องโก๋

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Thai

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ปาท่องโก๋ (1)
ปาท่องโก๋ (2)

Etymology

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From Cantonese 白糖糕 (baak6 tong4 gou1); originally referring to white sugar sponge cake, later also referring to youtiao which was generally sold together.

Pronunciation

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Orthographicปาท่องโก๋
p ā d ˋ ɒ ŋ o k ˇ
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
ปา-ท็่อง-โก๋
p ā – d ˘ ˋ ɒ ŋ – o k ˇ
RomanizationPaiboonbpaa-tɔ̂ng-gǒo
Royal Institutepa-thong-ko
(standard) IPA(key)/paː˧.tʰɔŋ˥˩.koː˩˩˦/(R)

Noun

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ปาท่องโก๋ (bpaa-tɔ̂ng-gǒo)

  1. white sugar sponge cake
  2. youtiao, often sold in the form of paired sticks.
  3. (slang, figurative) pair or couple of very close or intimate persons (as friends, lovers, etc), especially ones that often stick together.

Descendants

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  • Lao: ປາທ່ອງໂກ໋ (pā thǭng kō, youtiao)