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 in Vietnamese 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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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