som tum

A form of som tam — 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.

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Meanings

nounsom tum (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of som tam.
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