farang

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounfarang (plural farangs)

plural farangs

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

    Farang jumps to his death at Suvarnabhumi Airport: A foreign man is believed to have committed suicide when he fell from the fourth floor of Suvarnabhumi Airport this morning.

    2017 March 30, "Farang jumps to his death at Suvarnabhumi Airport", Coconuts Bangkok, Coconuts Media Limited
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    Crazy farang tied up by Pattaya locals and police after he jumped from roof to roof: A foreign man was tied up by locals and police Wednesday morning... At midnight, locals alerted the police after the farang went on a rampage and destroyed other people's property... Witnesses said they had not seen the man before. The farang continued to let out curses as he was moved onto the police's truck...

    2017 April 20, "Crazy farang tied up by Pattaya locals and police after he jumped from roof to roof", Coconuts Bangkok, Coconuts Media Limited

    Farang couple has sex on Samui beach for audience of stray dogs: A local on Koh Samui shared a video of a couple he called "farang scums" having sex on the beach for an audience of confused stray dogs.

    2017 May 9, "Farang couple has sex on Samui beach for audience of stray dogs", Coconuts Bangkok, Coconuts Media Limited

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*frankô
  2. Frankish*Frankō
  3. Latinfrancus
  4. Old Frenchfranc
  5. Classical Persianفرنگ (farang)
  6. Middle Persianyḥ (īh)
  7. Middle Persianig
  8. Classical Persianـی (i)
  9. Classical Persianفرنگی (farangī)
  10. Thaiฝรั่ง (fà-ràng)
  11. Englishfarang

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

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Translations

Hindi फ़िरंगी, फिरंगी
  • फ़िरंगी (firaṅgī)(Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • फिरंगी (phiraṅgī)(Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
  • फिरंग (phiraṅg)(Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
Japanese ファラン
  • ファラン (faran)(Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
Persian فرنگی
  • فرنگی (farangi)(Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
Portuguese gringo
  • gringo(Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
Russian фара́нг
  • фара́нг (faráng)(Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
Thai ฝรั่ง
  • ฝรั่ง (fà-ràng)(Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry
Urdu فرنگی
  • فرنگی (firangī)(Thailand) foreigner of Western ancestry

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Cite this entry
APA

farang. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farang

MLA

“farang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farang. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farang,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farang.

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