pad thai
noun
ˈpäd-ˈtī 
ˈpad-
often capitalized T
: a Thai dish consisting of rice noodles stir-fried usually with any of various additional ingredients (such as bean sprouts, peanuts, chicken, shrimp, and egg)
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Some favorite selections include Hawaiian chili, pad thai, chik'n shawarma and banana French toast. 
Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2022 From ceviche to tacos; pad thai to burritos, the dinner menu has something for every taste. Anna Haines, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Vegetable rolls, pad thai, egg noodles, mango juice and lemon juice with mint. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Inside, a towering trompo of pork revolves next to ingredients for popular Chinese, Thai and Japanese dishes like kung pao pork, pad thai and chicken teriyaki. Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 29 Dec. 2021 To survive the pandemic’s waves, Kevin Cao, the owner of Thai House Restaurant, halted dine-in service, cut five staff members and kept his drunken noodles, pad thai and curry moving with curbside pickup and delivery. New York Times, 1 Nov. 2021 The restaurant’s owner, Kao Saelee, grew up here and worked at his family’s no-frills Berkeley Thai restaurant Racha Cafe, popular with university students looking for affordable pad thai and curries. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2021 In addition to curry dishes, the menu includes pad thai, drunken noodles, spring rolls, chicken satay and papaya salad. Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com, 23 July 2021 With new places for poke, pad thai and pub grub opening, the restaurant palette for Elgin-area dining palates just grew a little larger. Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com, 23 July 2021 See More
Good Housekeeping, 15 Sep. 2022 From ceviche to tacos; pad thai to burritos, the dinner menu has something for every taste. Anna Haines, Forbes, 2 June 2022 Vegetable rolls, pad thai, egg noodles, mango juice and lemon juice with mint. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 28 Jan. 2022 Inside, a towering trompo of pork revolves next to ingredients for popular Chinese, Thai and Japanese dishes like kung pao pork, pad thai and chicken teriyaki. Ariel Cheung, chicagotribune.com, 29 Dec. 2021 To survive the pandemic’s waves, Kevin Cao, the owner of Thai House Restaurant, halted dine-in service, cut five staff members and kept his drunken noodles, pad thai and curry moving with curbside pickup and delivery. New York Times, 1 Nov. 2021 The restaurant’s owner, Kao Saelee, grew up here and worked at his family’s no-frills Berkeley Thai restaurant Racha Cafe, popular with university students looking for affordable pad thai and curries. Soleil Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Oct. 2021 In addition to curry dishes, the menu includes pad thai, drunken noodles, spring rolls, chicken satay and papaya salad. Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com, 23 July 2021 With new places for poke, pad thai and pub grub opening, the restaurant palette for Elgin-area dining palates just grew a little larger. Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com, 23 July 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Thai phàd thaj, literally, Thai stir-fried mixture
First Known Use
1978, in the meaning defined above