sôm

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Macanese

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Uncertain, but possibly borrowed from Cantonese 𩠌 (sung3, dish).

Noun

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sôm

  1. food, dish
    Palangana grándi-grándi di sômlarge platter of food
    Vai bazar comprâ sômto go to the market to get groceries (literally, “to go to the market to buy food”)
Usage notes
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  • comprâ sôm is probably a partial calque of Cantonese 買餸买𩠌 (maai5 sung3), which refers generally to buying groceries to be used to prepare food, rather than directly buying food.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Portuguese som.

Noun

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sôm

  1. sound
    Corneta nôm têm sôm
    The horn has no sound

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