Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pungent, salty liquid made from fermented anchovies or other fish, used as a seasoning and condiment in Southeast Asian cuisine.
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- noun A
fish sauce used inVietnamese cookery .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[Vietnamese nước mắm, pickling brine, fish sauce : nước, water + mắm, salted fish.]
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From the Vietnamese word nước mắm.
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Examples
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She pressed her face into the leather of his jacket and inhaled his scent—old-fashioned lilac hair oil, cigarettes, nuoc mam.
Enemy Within Robert K. Tanenbaum 2002
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She pressed her face into the leather of his jacket and inhaled his scent—old-fashioned lilac hair oil, cigarettes, nuoc mam.
Enemy Within Robert K. Tanenbaum 2002
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She pressed her face into the leather of his jacket and inhaled his scent—old-fashioned lilac hair oil, cigarettes, nuoc mam.
Enemy Within Robert K. Tanenbaum 2002
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