ニョクマム

also: ヌクマム · ヌックマム

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Meanings

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Vietnamese fish sauce

A fermented fish sauce used as a seasoning in Vietnamese cuisine. Known as nước mắm in Vietnamese.

from Vietnamese nước mắm

ベトナム料りょう理りにはニョクマムが欠かかせない。
Vietnamese fish sauce is essential in Vietnamese cuisine.
このスープにニョクマムを少すこし加くわえると、風ふう味みが増ます。
Adding a little fish sauce to this soup enhances the flavor.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉にニョクマムをかけるto drizzle nuoc mam sauce over something
生なま春はる巻まきにニョクマムをかけて食たべる。
I eat fresh spring rolls with nuoc mam sauce drizzled over them.
ニョクマムで味あじ付つけするto season (a dish) with nuoc mam sauce
このスープはニョクマムで味あじ付つけしてある。
This soup is seasoned with nuoc mam sauce.

Related words

ナンプラーN5
ニョクマム is Vietnamese fish sauce while ナンプラー is the Thai counterpart, both used similarly as a salty seasoning.
しょっつる
ニョクマム is made from fermented fish in Vietnam, whereas しょっつる is a Japanese fish sauce from Akita made from sandfish with a milder flavor.

Written forms

ニョクマムUsage94%
Most common Japanese spelling for Vietnamese fish sauce.
ヌクマムUsage6%
Alternate spelling reflecting a different romanization of the Vietnamese source.
ヌックマム
Less common variant with geminate consonant.
ニョク・マム
Search-only form with interpunct.
ヌク・マム
Search-only form with interpunct.
ヌック・マム
Search-only form with interpunct.

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese nước mắm, meaning 'fish sauce'.