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rasam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables
rasam
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spicy South Indian soup made with tamarind juice.

Uncountable

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Etymology

Probably borrowed from Tamil ரசம் (racam), from Sanskrit रस (rasa, “juice”). Doublet of rasa.

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Questions

What does rasam mean?
A spicy South Indian soup made with tamarind juice.
Where does rasam come from?
It is traced to Sanskrit.

How to pronounce rasam

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