farang

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to Thailand from a Western country.

Word forms

farang farangs

Etymology

Borrowed from Thai ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng, “Westerner”). Doublet of Frank, frank, franc, and firangi.

Related words

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