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hiam

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Singapore/hjʌm(˦)/

hiam adjective: hot and spicy.

Adjective

hiam (comparative more hiam, superlative most hiam)

  1. (Singapore, colloquial) hot and spicy.
    • At best, it was just so-so – nothing like what we would cook for ourselves at home. It was not “hiam” enough probably from the lack of ginger or ginger juice and there was insufficient wine.2011 Aug, “STILL CRAZY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS!”, in suituapui.wordpress.com, retrieved 12 Aug 2016

Forms of hiam

comparativemore hiam
superlativemost hiam

Origin of hiam

Borrowed from Hokkien 薟／莶 (hiam, “spicy”).

Questions about hiam

What does hiam mean?
Hiam means hot and spicy.
What part of speech is hiam?
Hiam is an adjective.
How do you pronounce hiam?
Hiam is pronounced /hjʌm(˦)/ (Singapore).

Words near hiam in the dictionary

  1. Hiaasen
  2. Hiaasens
  3. Hiabangan
  4. Hiaki
  5. Hialeah
  6. hiam
  7. Hiamdale
  8. Hianakoto
  9. hiaqua
  10. HIAS
  11. hiascic acid

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