"tam" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /tæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tam.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tams [plural]
Etymology: Short for tam o'shanter. Etymology templates: {{no deprecated lang param usage|Short for <span class='form-of-definition-link'><i class="Latn mention" lang="en">tam o'shanter</i></span>.|lang=}} Short for tam o'shanter., {{short for|en|tam o'shanter}} Short for tam o'shanter. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tam (plural tams)
  1. Synonym of tam o'shanter, a type of cap. Categories (topical): Headwear Synonyms: tam o'shanter [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tam-en-noun-VlwXZNXE Disambiguation of Headwear: 68 32 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 71 29
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /tæm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tam.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tams [plural]
Etymology: From the Cantonese pronunciation of 擔/担. Etymology templates: {{der|en|yue|-}} Cantonese, {{m|zh|擔}} 擔/担 Head templates: {{en-noun}} tam (plural tams)
  1. Synonym of picul, a unit of weight, particularly in Cantonese contexts. Synonyms: picul [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: nicky-tam, qui tam, som tam, tam-tam
    Sense id: en-tam-en-noun-J~G7FpIq
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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