Som.
abbreviation
Somerset
Som.
1 Britishabbreviation
som
2
British
/ sɒm /
noun
Example Sentences
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The chef Pim Techamuanvivit of Nari in San Francisco says she loves them in som choon, a dessert of fruit and ice in a fragrant syrup topped with ginger and fried shallots.
From New York Times ● May 23, 2022
Other curries are worthwhile, but the only one that’s as compelling is the clear, sour one called kaeng chuk som in Thai; it is particularly delicious when she makes it with very fresh grouper.
From New York Times ● Jan. 7, 2020
Behn also wrote books and plays, including 1999’s “Trist som faen,” or “Sad as Hell,” a short story collection that was translated into several languages.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2019
Sinse nynety-three Lyke som olde grouch I’v watch’d the Bowl Wyle on me cowch.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2017
‘That may pay for the best, Or some knyght or som squyer That dwelleth here bi west.’
From Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series by Frank Sidgwick
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