som tam

som tam noun: green papaya salad, a Thai dish of sliced sour fruits and vegetables, as green papayas, tomatoes, etc., and other ingredients, as lime, palm sugar, chilis, garlic, dried shrimps, fried peanuts, etc., which are pounded together in a mortar.

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Noun

som tam (uncountable)

green papaya salad, a Thai dish of sliced sour fruits and vegetables, as green papayas, tomatoes, etc., and other ingredients, as lime, palm sugar, chilis, garlic, dried shrimps, fried peanuts, etc., which are pounded together in a mortar.

som tam meaning in Thai, Vietnamese and Myanmar

som tam in Thai

green papaya salad: ส้มตำ sôm-dtam

som tam in Vietnamese

green papaya salad: gỏi đu đủ Thái, xổm tam

som tam in Myanmar

green papaya salad: သင်္ဘောသီးထောင်း sangbhau:si:htaung:

Forms of som tam

alternative form	som tum
alternative form	somtam
alternative form	somtum

Origin of som tam

From Thai ส้มตำ (sôm-dtam).

Questions about som tam

What does som tam mean?: Som tam means green papaya salad, a Thai dish of sliced sour fruits and vegetables, as green papayas, tomatoes, etc., and other ingredients, as lime, palm sugar, chilis, garlic, dried shrimps, fried peanuts, etc., which are pounded together in a mortar.
What is som tam in Thai?: Som tam in Thai is ส้มตำ (sôm-dtam). See Som tam meaning in Thai.
What part of speech is som tam?: Som tam is a noun.

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