/ 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.
/ 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. 2005