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