Thai basil

English

Noun

Thai basil (countable and uncountable, plural Thai basils)

1. A type of sweet basil from Southeast Asia, notable for the anise/tarragon overtones in its flavor, and for the attractive purple color of the leaves and bracts in its flower spikes.

Translations

sweet basil from Southeast Asia

• Khmer: ជីរនាងវង (km) (chirnéangvông)
• Lao: ໂຫຣະພາ (ro phā)
• Thai: โหระพา (th) (hǒo-rá-paa)
• Vietnamese: húng quế (vi)