som tam

noun

green papaya salad, a Thai dish of sliced sour fruits and vegetables, as green papayas, tomatoes, etc., and other ingredients, as lime, palm sugar, chilis, garlic, dried shrimps, fried peanuts, etc., which are pounded together in a mortar.

OriginThai ส้มตำ →
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Meanings

nounsom tam (uncountable)

alternative som tum · alternative somtam · alternative somtum

  1. uncountablegreen papaya salad, a Thai dish of sliced sour fruits and vegetables, as green papayas, tomatoes, etc., and other ingredients, as lime, palm sugar, chilis, garlic, dried shrimps, fried peanuts, etc., which are pounded together in a mortar.

Origin

  1. Thaiส้มตำ
  2. Englishsom tam

From Thai ส้มตำ (sôm-dtam).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 青木瓜沙拉, 舂木瓜
  • 青木瓜沙拉 (qīng mùguā shālā)green papaya salad
  • 舂木瓜 (chōng mùguā)green papaya salad
Japanese ソムタム
  • ソムタム (somutamu)green papaya salad
Korean 솜땀
  • 솜땀 (somttam)green papaya salad
Thai ส้มตำ
  • ส้มตำ (sôm-dtam)green papaya salad
Vietnamese gỏi đu đủ Thái, xổm tam
  • gỏi đu đủ Tháigreen papaya salad
  • xổm tamgreen papaya salad
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Chicago

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