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massaman

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
mas-saman
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Thai curry of Muslim origin (or the paste used to make it), usually containing coconut milk, roasted peanuts, potatoes, bay leaves, cardamom pods, cinnamon, palm sugar, fish sauce, and tamarind sauce.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Thai มัสมั่น (mát-sà-màn, “Muslim-like curry”), from Persian مسلمان (mosalmân, “Muslim”), from Arabic مُسْلِم (muslim, “Muslim”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: มัสมั่น, مسلمان, مُسْلِم, س ل م

Usage

Inflected Forms

masaman (alternative) mussamun (alternative)

Questions

What does massaman mean?
A Thai curry of Muslim origin (or the paste used to make it), usually containing coconut milk, roasted peanuts, potatoes, bay leaves, cardamom pods, cinnamon, palm sugar, fish sauce, and tamarind sauce.
Where does massaman come from?
It is traced to Persian.

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