dim sum
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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
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