ปวยเล้ง
spinach
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This is the common Thai name for spinach, the leafy green vegetable.
spinach
It refers to spinach when talking about food, ingredients, or the vegetable itself.
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ผัดปวยเล้งกับกระเทียม phàt puayléŋ kàp krathiam stir-fry spinach with garlic ผัดปวยเล้งกับกระเทียม details
Learning notes
Explanation
ปวยเล้ง is a Chinese-derived word for spinach as a vegetable or cooking ingredient. It can be used by itself, and ผักปวยเล้ง is also common when explicitly identifying it as a vegetable. It appears in food expressions such as ผัดปวยเล้ง, “stir-fried spinach.” Use ต้น when counting individual plants and กำ when counting bunches sold at a market or store.
Usage
It is commonly used while shopping for vegetables and when discussing ingredients, menus, or cooking. You will often see it in recipes for stir-fries, soups, and salads.
Caution
Do not automatically substitute ผักโขม. That term usually refers to amaranth greens rather than spinach.
Differences from similar words
1 spinach synonyms
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ผักโขม generally refers to edible amaranth greens. In contrast, ปวยเล้ง means spinach; the two names normally refer to different vegetables.