ส้มตำ(sôm dtam)

Meanings

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som tam; green papaya salad

A Thai/Isan salad of shredded unripe papaya pounded with chilies, lime, fish sauce (or pla ra), palm sugar, and other ingredients; som tam.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketส้มตำsôm dtamส้มตำsôm dtamsom tam; green papaya saladไม่เผ็ดmâi pètไม่เผ็ดmâi pètnot spicy
I like to eat som tam that isn't spicy.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ส้มsômส้มsôm1orange (fruit)2orange (color)3orange; orangishPart 1
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ตำdtamตำdtam1[to] pound; crush (with mortar/pestle)2[to] bruise; bash; batter3[to be] lowly; of lower rank (lit./archaic)4[to] make som tam–style; pound-mix5[to] pierce; prick; puncturePart 2
ส้มตำsôm dtamส้มตำsôm dtamsom tam; green papaya salad