Meaning & use
peppercorn Thai
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Meanings
noununcountable
A style of Thai cooking that features fresh green peppercorns, often stir-fried with meat or seafood.
Grammar: Used like a cuisine name, so no article and no plural: we ate peppercorn Thai last night.
Patterns
- peppercorn Thai with something
- a peppercorn Thai dish
The menu lists a peppercorn Thai stir-fry with chicken and holy basil.
She ordered peppercorn Thai because she loves the sharp, fresh bite of green peppercorns.
Their peppercorn Thai curry is milder than the versions made with dried red chilies.
adjectivebefore a noun
Describing a Thai dish flavored mainly with fresh green peppercorns.
Grammar: Comes before the noun it describes: a peppercorn Thai prawn dish.
Patterns
- peppercorn Thai + noun
The chef prepared a peppercorn Thai prawn dish for the specials board.
We shared a peppercorn Thai noodle plate that was fragrant rather than hot.
Common combinations
- fresh green peppercorns
- Fresh green peppercorns give the dish its clean, peppery heat.
- stir-fried with peppercorns
- The beef is stir-fried with peppercorns, garlic, and Thai basil.
- Thai stir-fry
- This Thai stir-fry takes only ten minutes once the wok is hot.
- on the menu
- Peppercorn Thai dishes appear on the menu under the chef's specials.
Synonyms and how they differ
- Thai green curry
- A different Thai dish; it uses green chilies and coconut milk rather than fresh peppercorns.
- spicy
- A general taste word; peppercorn Thai food is aromatic and sharp rather than simply hot.
Word family
- peppercorn noun
- The dried berry of the pepper plant, used whole or ground as a spice.
- peppery adjective
- Tasting strongly of pepper; also used of a sharp temper.
Commonly confused: peppercorn Thai or pepper corn?
peppercorn Thai vs pepper corn
Written as two words, 'pepper corn' just means a single peppercorn; the two-word form is not a cuisine label.
Practice
Which sentence uses this food label correctly?
Choose one answer.
Cuisine names are uncountable, so no article and no plural: 'we ate peppercorn Thai'. Option 0 wrongly adds 'a', and option 3 wrongly makes it plural.
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