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dim sum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun dim sum has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
dim sum, n. (also dim sim)
1 a meal or course of savoury Cantonese-style snacks.
2 (usu. dim sim) Austral. a dish of Cantonese origin, consisting of steamed or fried meat cooked in thin dough.
1 a meal or course of savoury Cantonese-style snacks.
2 (usu. dim sim) Austral. a dish of Cantonese origin, consisting of steamed or fried meat cooked in thin dough.
Etymology
Cantonese dim-sam, lit. 'dot of the heart'
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