orange juice
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- 1 orange juice、citrus juice
- 2 vinegar
This noun usually means orange juice. In cooking and condiment-related contexts, it can also refer to vinegar.
orange juice、citrus juice
A drink made from squeezed oranges or similar citrus fruit; when used by itself, it normally means orange juice.
vinegar
A shortened form of น้ำส้มสายชู meaning vinegar, used mainly in cooking and condiment-related contexts.
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เติมน้ำส้มนิดหน่อย təəm náam sôm nít nɔ̀ɔy Add a little vinegar. เติมน้ำส้มนิดหน่อย details
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พริกน้ำส้ม phrík náam sôm chili vinegar พริกน้ำส้ม details
Learning notes
Explanation
น้ำส้ม is formed from น้ำ, meaning water, liquid, or juice, and ส้ม, which is associated with oranges, citrus fruit, and sourness. In everyday modern Thai, น้ำส้ม used on its own normally refers to orange juice. Squeezed orange juice can be called น้ำส้มคั้น, while น้ำส้มคั้นสด emphasizes that it is freshly squeezed. In culinary contexts, น้ำส้ม may also be a shortened form of น้ำส้มสายชู, “vinegar.” When ordering or counting the drink, container words such as แก้ว (glass), ขวด (bottle), and กล่อง (carton) are used.
Usage
It commonly means orange juice when ordering at cafés or restaurants, talking about breakfast or drinks, or shopping for beverages. At markets and street stalls, freshly squeezed juice is often sold as น้ำส้มคั้นสด. It may mean vinegar when discussing cooking, pickling, or table condiments served with noodle dishes.
Caution
Used alone, น้ำส้ม will usually be understood as orange juice. To make it clear that you mean vinegar, use the full form น้ำส้มสายชู. It is not the general word for all fruit juice; that term is น้ำผลไม้.