dim sum

dim sum  (dm sm, sm)

n.

A traditional Chinese cuisine in which small portions of a variety of foods, including an assortment of steamed or fried dumplings, are served in succession.

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[Chinese (Cantonese) tímsam, light refreshments, equivalent to Chinese (Mandarin) din, spot, drop + Chinese (Mandarin) xn, heart.]

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dim sum [ˈdɪm ˈsʌm]

n

(Cookery) a Chinese appetizer of steamed dumplings containing various fillings

[Cantonese]

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dim sum - traditional Chinese cuisine; a variety of foods (including several kinds of steamed or fried dumplings) are served successively in small portions cuisine, culinary art - the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so prepared Cathay, China, Communist China, mainland China, People's Republic of China, PRC, Red China - a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world