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măm

Pronunciation Northern /mam˧˧/ Central /mam˧˥/ Southern /mam˧˧/
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nom nom
Interjection
nom nom
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Meaning
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Interjection

Sense 1 Interjection
nom nom Food, Cooking & DrinksTheme Descriptive Properties, States & Register FormsTheme

An informal word often used when talking to young children to express excitement or pleasure about starting to eat a tasty meal.

vi Măm măm, món cháo này ngon quá mẹ ơi.

en Nom nom, this porridge is so delicious, Mommy.

Verb

Sense 2 Verb
to eat

A playful and friendly way to refer to the act of taking food into the body in order to stay healthy.

vi Nào, chúng mình cùng đi măm món gì đó cho nóng thôi!

en Now, let's go eat something hot!

Similar
mắm / mâm / mẫm / mầm
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Use
rơ măm / Food, Cooking & Drinks / Descriptive Properties, States & Register Forms
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