tom yam
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tom yam
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Thai ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam, literally “boil mixture”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌtɒm ˈjæm/, /ˌtɒm ˈjam/, /ˌtɒm ˈjʌm/[1]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌtɑm ˈjɑm/[1]
Noun
tom yam (usually uncountable, plural tom yams)
- A Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- Note: Spelling may vary.
- tom yam gai (with chicken)
- tom yam kung, tom yam goong (with prawns or shrimps)
- tom yam pla (with fish)
Translations
a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “tom yam, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, March 2017.
Anagrams
Indonesian
Etymology
From Thai ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam, literally “boil mixture”).
Pronunciation
Noun
tom yam (first-person possessive tom yamku, second-person possessive tom yammu, third-person possessive tom yamnya)
- (cooking) tom yam: a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies.
Further reading
- “tom yam” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.