Etymology

nuoc mam

Today it means: A fish sauce used in Vietnamese cookery. Full definition →

Vietnamese nước mắm
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  1. Vietnamese · borrowed fromnước mắm“salted fish sauce”
  2. English todaynuoc mam

Borrowed from Vietnamese nước mắm (“salted fish sauce”).

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