nuoc mam

/nʌk mɑm//nək mɑm/

noun

A fish sauce used in Vietnamese cookery.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:nuoc mam.”

OriginVietnamese nước mắm →
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Meanings

nounnuoc mam (countable and uncountable, plural nuoc mams)

plural nuoc mams

  1. countableuncountableA fish sauce used in Vietnamese cookery.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:nuoc mam.

Origin

  1. Vietnamesenước mắm“salted fish sauce”
  2. Englishnuoc mam

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

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APA

nuoc mam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuoc%20mam

MLA

“nuoc mam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuoc%20mam. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nuoc mam,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nuoc%20mam.

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