dim sum

dim sum

noun \ˈdim-ˈsəm\

plural dim sums also dim sum

Definition of DIM SUM

: traditional Chinese food consisting of a variety of items (as steamed or fried dumplings, pieces of cooked chicken, and rice balls) served in small portions

Origin of DIM SUM

Chinese (Guangdong) dímsām, from dím dot, speck + sām heart

First Known Use: 1948

Rhymes with DIM SUM

alum, aplomb, bass drum, bay rum, beach plum, become, benumb, degum, dumdum, dum-dum, eardrum, far from, green thumb, hail from, ho-hum, how come, humdrum, income, in sum, outcome, pond scum, side drum, snare drum, sour gum, steel drum, subgum, succumb, sweet gum, therefrom, to come, Tom Thumb, tom-tom, wherefrom, yum-yum