เอร็ดอร่อย
especially delicious
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- 1 especially delicious、with great enjoyment (when eating)
Describes food as especially delicious or someone eating it with obvious pleasure and enjoyment.
especially delicious、with great enjoyment (when eating)
Describes something as exceptionally tasty or the manner of eating with clear enjoyment.
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เขากินก๋วยเตี๋ยวอย่างเอร็ดอร่อย khǎw kin kǔaytǐaw yàaŋ arètarɔ̀ɔy He is enjoying his bowl of noodles. เขากินก๋วยเตี๋ยวอย่างเอร็ดอร่อย details
Learning notes
Explanation
This is a more vivid and emphatic expression than อร่อย, the ordinary word for “delicious.” It can convey not only excellent flavor but also the pleasure of thoroughly enjoying food. It commonly appears in the pattern กินอย่างเอร็ดอร่อย, meaning to eat with obvious enjoyment. Learners should treat เอร็ดอร่อย as a complete expression rather than trying to use เอร็ด alone with this meaning.
Usage
Used to praise food enthusiastically or to describe a person or animal visibly enjoying a meal. It works in both conversation and writing and is especially natural in vivid descriptions of eating.
Caution
For a simple everyday comment that something tastes good, อร่อย is more common. When describing how someone eats, อย่าง is normally used, as in กินอย่างเอร็ดอร่อย.
Differences from similar words
1 especially delicious synonyms
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อร่อย is the standard everyday word for “delicious.” เอร็ดอร่อย is more emphatic and expressive, suggesting exceptional taste or someone visibly relishing a meal.