"dim sim" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 dim sim.ogg [Australia] Forms: dim sims [plural]
Etymology: Alteration of dim sum. Etymology templates: {{m|en|dim sum}} dim sum Head templates: {{en-noun|nolinkhead=1}} dim sim (plural dim sims)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand) Any of various kinds of Chinese-style meat and cabbage dumplings, similar to shumai and other dim sum and usually steamed or deep fried. Commonly offered by Chinese restaurants and fish-and-chip shops. Wikipedia link: dim sim Tags: Australia, New-Zealand Categories (topical): Foods Categories (place): Dim sum Synonyms: dimmie [colloquial]

Inflected forms

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