English Explanatory Dictionary

som tam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

som tam som tum somtam somtum

Etymology

From Thai ส้มตำ (sôm-dtam).

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