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    cham
    noun
    an archaic variant of khan.
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    Cham
    noun
    a member of a people of Indonesian stock living in Cambodia and central Vietnam

cham

American  
[kam] / kæm /

noun

  1. an archaic variant of khan.


Cham 1 British  
/ tʃæm /

noun

  1. a member of a people of Indonesian stock living in Cambodia and central Vietnam

  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Malayo-Polynesian family

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

cham 2 British  
/ kæm /

noun

  1. an archaic word for khan 1

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cham

C16: from French, from Persian khān; see khan 1


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Or ban cuon without fish sauce for the nuoc cham to dip it into?

From Salon ● Mar. 28, 2023

Cool lettuce leaves are used to bundle hot bites of the crepe, which diners then dip in the nearby nuoc cham.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 6, 2023

Plus, it's doused in a funky fish sauce vinaigrette inspired by nuoc cham, and topped with herbs and crunchy, salty peanuts galore, so you'll look forward to a burst of bright flavor in every bite.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2022

There’s also a full-dress rundown on homemade nuoc cham dipping sauces and a guide to ingredients.

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2022

O frying-pan of my head! uplandish, now, cham worse than ever was.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 6 by William Carew Hazlitt

Born in Battambang, Ali, 52, is of mixed Malay, Khmer, Thai and Cham ethnicity, and was raised Muslim in a country that’s 96% Buddhist.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Among those expected to be in the new cabinet are Cham Nimul, daughter of industry minister Cham Prasidh, Sar Sokha, son of interior minister Sar Kheng and Tea Seiha, son of defence minister Tea Banh.

From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2023

Hicham El Haddaoui, a waiter at Abtal Al Cham restaurant, spoke about his newfound appreciation for women’s soccer.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2023

Isatou Cham was too distressed to talk about the death of her two-year-and-five-month-old son, Muhammed.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2022

But he thought that Father Cham looked north, in the direction of Chattana.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

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