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dim sum
or dim·sum
[ dim-suhm ]
/ ˈdɪmˈsʌm /
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noun Chinese Cooking.
small dumplings, usually steamed or fried and filled with meat, seafood, vegetables, condiments, etc.
a traditional light meal or dish consisting of these dumplings or other small items of savory or sweet food:an assortment of dim sum, which included shrimp dumplings, spring rolls, and steamed pork ribs.
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Origin of dim sum
First recorded in 1965–70; from Chinese dialect (Guangdong) dím sàm, equivalent to Chinese diǎnxīn (diǎn “dot, speck” + xīn “heart”)
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How to use dim sum in a sentence
Then from the pan came perogies of duck and red cabbage, in an orange butter sauce, as delicate and tasty as Chinese dim sum.
My favorite dishes are the foie gras and abolone or any dim sum dish.
The handmade skin/wrappers on the dim sum are so thin and delicate that you only taste the filling.
British Dictionary definitions for dim sum
dim sum
/ (ˈdɪm ˈsʌm) /
noun
a Chinese appetizer of steamed dumplings containing various fillings
Word Origin for dim sum
Cantonese
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