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som tam

The English word “som tam” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

From Thai ส้มตำ (sôm-dtam).

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