[ 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'.
[ 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. 2004