"som tam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: som tum [alternative], somtam [alternative], somtum [alternative]
Etymology: From Thai ส้มตำ (sôm-dtam). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|th|ส้มตำ}} Thai ส้มตำ (sôm-dtam) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|nolink=1}} som tam (uncountable)
  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. Tags: uncountable Translations (green papaya salad): သင်္ဘောသီးထောင်း (sangbhau:si:htaung:) (Burmese), 青木瓜沙拉 (qīng mùguā shālā) (Chinese Mandarin), 舂木瓜 (chōng mùguā) (Chinese Mandarin), ตำส้ม (tam som) (Isan), ตำบักหุ่ง (tam bàk hùŋ) (Isan), ソムタム (somutamu) (Japanese), បុកល្ហុង (bok lhong) (Khmer), 솜땀 (somttam) (Korean), ຕຳຫມາກຫຸ່ງ (tam māk hung) (Lao), ຕຳສົ້ມ (tam som) (Lao), ᦢᦱᧁᦡᧇ (pa dap) (), ᨲᩣ᩠ᨾᩔᩫ᩠ᨾ (tam som) (Northern Thai), ᨻᩣᨯᩢᨾ᩠ᨦ (pa dap) (Northern Thai), ပဒကာသီးသုပ် (pədəɡà θí θùp, padagar thi thup) (Rakhine), ส้มตำ (sôm-dtam) (Thai), gỏi đu đủ Thái (Vietnamese), xổm tam (Vietnamese)

Alternative forms

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