DIM SUM


Meaning of DIM SUM in English

[ dɪm'sʌm ]

(also dim sim 'sɪm )

■ noun a Chinese dish of small steamed or fried savoury dumplings containing various fillings.

Origin

from Chin. (Cantonese dialect) tim sam , from tim 'dot' and sam 'heart'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.