แฉะ
soggy
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- 1 soggy、muddy、excessively wet
Describes something that contains too much moisture and is unpleasantly wet, soggy, or muddy.
soggy、muddy、excessively wet
Describes something that is excessively wet, soggy, damp, or muddy rather than merely a little wet.
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ฝนตกทำให้ถนนแฉะ fǒn tòk tham hây thanǒn chɛ̀ The rain has made the road muddy. ฝนตกทำให้ถนนแฉะ details
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พื้นเปียกแฉะ phʉ́ʉn pìak chɛ̀ The floor is soaking wet. พื้นเปียกแฉะ details
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ข้าวแฉะเกินไป khâaw chɛ̀ kəən pay The rice is too soggy. ข้าวแฉะเกินไป details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of แฉะ is that something contains more moisture than it should and is not properly dry. It usually carries a negative sense of messiness, discomfort, or poor texture. The best English translation depends on the object: a road may be “muddy,” a floor “soaking wet,” and cooked rice “soggy.” Like many Thai descriptive words, แฉะ can serve directly as the predicate, as in ถนนแฉะ, “the road is muddy.” The common combination เปียกแฉะ emphasizes that something is thoroughly or unpleasantly wet.
Usage
Commonly used for roads, soil, yards, and floors that are unpleasantly wet after rain or spilled water. It is also used for food, especially rice, when excess water has made it soggy.
Caution
For ordinary wetness, เปียก is the broader and more neutral choice. แฉะ emphasizes excessive, usually undesirable moisture, so it is not normally used for appealing juiciness or freshness. Do not confuse it with the similarly spelled แฉ, meaning “to expose or reveal.”
Differences from similar words
1 soggy synonyms
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ชื้น means “damp” or “humid” and often indicates only slight moisture. แฉะ describes a much wetter, soggier state.
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เฉอะแฉะ is very close to แฉะ but is more vivid and often used for messy, muddy, waterlogged ground.
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เปียก is the general word for “wet.” แฉะ specifically suggests excessive moisture and an unpleasantly soggy or muddy condition.