dim sum
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dim sum /dɪm ˈsʌm/ (also dim sim /ˈsɪm/)
▶noun a Chinese dish of small steamed or fried savoury dumplings containing various fillings.
– origin from Chin. (Cantonese dial.) tim sam, from tim ‘dot’ and sam ‘heart’.
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