sompoi

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sompoi

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Borrowed from Thai ส้มป่อย (sôm-bpɔ̀i), from Thai ส้ม (sôm, “orange, sour”) + Thai ปอย (bpɔɔi, “tuft”), referring to the flowers of the plant.

noun som poi

uncountable Senegalia rugata (syn. Acacia concinna), a species of acacia which holds importance in several Southeast Asian traditional medicines. Acacia concinna, commonly known as Skikakai in Hindi or Sompoi in Thai, is a climbing shrub.
Similar: soap acacia, shikakai

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@misc{sompoi_2026,
  title = {sompoi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sompoi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}