Pronunciation: 'noong' pAHk
Function: noun
Etymology: Thai language
Date: 2001
1 a: Southeast Asian bar band b: a Bay Area Southeast Asian bar band c: Mono Pause in a different guise d: Mono Pause plus and minus additional personnel e: Mono Pause

2 a: Intercepted trans/emissions from the airwaves and cassette libraries of Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Oakland, Taiwan and elsewhere  b: a group field recording exercise

3. Another fine Lao specialty (hoo mok kai-neung pak) consists of steamed chicken marinated with spicy herbs, then wrapped in banana leaves and steamed again. Inside the leafy packet the chicken simmers in coconut milk for a dense, creamy consistency, while an artful spray of green onions carved like flowers accompanies these plump envelopes.