ផ្លែប៊័រ
phlaebɔə
The Khmer word for avocado is ផ្លែប៊័រ (phlaebɔə). Wiktionary also lists អាវ៉ូកាត៍ (’aavookaa).
Meaning: fruit (noun)
Ways to say it
| Khmer | Romanization (Wiktionary) |
|---|---|
| ផ្លែប៊័រ | phlaebɔə |
| អាវ៉ូកាត៍ | ’aavookaa |
The word refers to the avocado fruit.
What does it mean word for word?
The term ផ្លែប៊័រ is composed of ផ្លែ, meaning fruit and ប៊័រ, meaning avocado.
Which one should you use?
The form អាវ៉ូកាត៍ is a direct phonetic loanword from English, while ផ្លែប៊័រ is a more common descriptive term used in daily speech.
How does it change in a sentence?
In Khmer, the noun for avocado is often preceded by the classifier ផ្លែ to specify it is a piece of fruit.
How do you pronounce it?
phlaebɔə
Did you know?
- The word ប៊័រ used in ផ្លែប៊័រ is derived from the French word 'beurre', which means 'butter'.
- The Khmer word អាវ៉ូកាត៍ comes from the French 'avocat', which is the same word used for 'lawyer' in French.
- In many Southeast Asian contexts, including Cambodia, avocados are often treated as a heavy, creamy staple rather than just a salad ingredient.
Examples in context
- ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តញ៉ាំផ្លែប៊័រ។khnhom chol chet nham phlae bœ.I like eating avocado.
- តើផ្លែប៊័រនេះថ្លៃប៉ុណ្ណា?tae phlae bœ nih thlay pon na?How much is this avocado?
- កុំភ្លេចទិញផ្លែប៊័រមកផង។kom phlech tinh phlae bœ mok phong.Don't forget to buy some avocado.
Example conversation
Ratanak and Chinda are at a local fruit market.
- ចិន្តា Chindaរតនៈ តើអ្នកចង់ទិញផ្លែប៊័រទេ?Ratanak, tae neak chong tinh phlae boe te?Ratanak, do you want to buy avocado?
- រតនៈ Ratanakបាទ ខ្ញុំចង់ទិញខ្លះ។bat, khnhom chong tinh khlasYes, I want to buy some.
- ចិន្តា Chindaផ្លែប៊័រនៅទីនេះស្រស់ណាស់។phlae boe nov ti nih sroh nahThe avocados here are very fresh.
- រតនៈ Ratanakអរគុណ ចិន្តា សម្រាប់សំណួរ។orkun Chinda samrab samnuoThank you, Chinda, for asking.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “avocado” translations and entries អាវ៉ូកាត៍, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries អាវ៉ូកាត៍, CC BY-SA 4.0.
