"tom yam" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌtɒm ˈjæm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌtɒm ˈjam/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌtɒm ˈjʌm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌtɑm ˈjɑm/ [General-American] Forms: tom yams [plural], tom yum [alternative]
Etymology: From Thai ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam, literally “boil mixture”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|th|ต้มยำ|lit=boil mixture}} Thai ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam, literally “boil mixture”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|nolinkhead=1}} tom yam (usually uncountable, plural tom yams)
  1. A Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies. Wikipedia link: tom yum Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Foods, Soups Derived forms: tom yam gai (english: with chicken), tom yam kung, tom yam goong (english: with prawns or shrimps), tom yam pla (english: with fish) Derived forms (Note): Spelling may vary Related terms: hot and sour soup, tom kha Translations (a Thai soup flavoured with fish sauce, lemongrass, lime juice, and chillies): 冬蔭 /冬荫 (dōngyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), tom yam (Indonesian), トムヤム (tomuyamu) (Japanese), 똠얌 (ttomyam) (Korean), ຕົ້ມຍຳ (tom nyam) (Lao), том я́м (tom jám) [masculine] (Russian), ต้มยำ (dtôm-yam) (Thai)

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Alternative forms

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