ង៉ាំង៉ូវ
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Khmer
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Possibly from Cantonese 檸檬 / 柠檬 (ning4 mung4-1, “lemon”) or Teochew 檸檬 / 柠檬 (nam5 mong2, “lemon”). Compare Mandarin 檸檬/柠檬 (níngméng, “lemon”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
[edit]ង៉ាំង៉ូវ • (ngam ngəw)
- whole preserved lemon or lime (pickled in a brine of water, lemon juice, and salt)
- (by extension, but incorrect) ngam nguv/ngam ngau, chicken soup flavored with whole preserved lemon or lime
Derived terms
[edit]- ស្ងោរមាន់ង៉ាំង៉ូវ (sngao mŏən ngam ngəw)