คลุก
toss (food with seasoning)
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- 1 toss (food with seasoning)、coat (food with flour or sauce)、mix together
- 2 tumble around、grapple at close quarters
This word describes bringing things into close contact by tossing or working them together. It is especially common in cooking for evenly coating food with seasoning, sauce, or flour, and it can also describe becoming deeply involved in something.
toss (food with seasoning)、coat (food with flour or sauce)、mix together
To toss or work solid ingredients together so that seasoning, sauce, flour, or another substance is distributed evenly.
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คลุกให้เข้ากัน khlúk hây khâw kan toss until evenly combined คลุกให้เข้ากัน details
tumble around、grapple at close quarters
To tumble or grapple in close physical contact, often on the ground or in dust.
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เด็ก ๆ คลุกฝุ่นเล่นกัน dèk dèk khlúk fùn lên kan The children are playing and tumbling around in the dust. เด็ก ๆ คลุกฝุ่นเล่นกัน details
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นักมวยเข้าคลุกวงใน nákmuay khâw khlúk woŋnay The boxer closes in and fights at close range. นักมวยเข้าคลุกวงใน details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image of คลุก is bringing things into close contact by turning, tossing, kneading, or rolling them together. Its most common use is in cooking: tossing rice with seasoning, dressing vegetables, or coating meat with flour. The pattern คลุก A กับ B commonly means “toss A with B” or “coat A with B.” This physical image extends to entering deeply into a group or field and to tumbling in close contact with the ground, dust, or another person. For close social association with people, the reduplicated form คลุกคลี is generally more natural.
Usage
It is very common in recipes and everyday cooking when solid food is tossed with seasoning, sauce, dressing, or flour. It also appears when talking about deep involvement in politics or other activities, tumbling in dust, and grappling at close range.
Caution
คลุก is not a universal equivalent of “mix.” Use คน for stirring a liquid and often ผสม for combining substances or ingredients in a general sense. When referring to close association with people, คลุกคลี is usually the more natural choice.
Differences from similar words
1 toss (food with seasoning) synonyms
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ผสม is the general verb for combining ingredients or substances. คลุก more specifically suggests tossing or working solid food so that seasoning, flour, or sauce coats it throughout.
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เคล้า also means to gently blend or toss ingredients and overlaps with คลุก in cooking. คลุก can more directly suggest physically turning or working the ingredients until they are thoroughly coated.
2 tumble around synonyms
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เกลือก focuses on rolling one's body on a surface. คลุก emphasizes tumbling while in close contact with dust, the ground, or another person.