Etymology

tom yam

Today it means: A Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies. Full definition →

Thai ต้มยำ
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The story

  1. Thai · borrowed fromต้มยำ
  2. English todaytom yam

From Thai ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam, literally “boil mixture”).

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