DIM SUM


Meaning of DIM SUM in English

n. (also dim sim)

1. a meal or course of savoury Cantonese-style snacks.

2 (usu. dim sim) Austral. a dish of Cantonese origin, consisting of steamed or fried meat cooked in thin dough.

Etymology: Cantonese dim-sam, lit. 'dot of the heart'

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.