DIM SUM


Meaning of DIM SUM in English

/ ˌdɪm ˈsʌm; NAmE / (also dim sim / ˌdɪm ˈsɪm/) noun

[ U ] (from Chinese ) a Chinese dish or meal consisting of small pieces of food wrapped in sheets of dough

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.