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Where does “nem chua” come from?

nem chua (Vietnamese) comes from Vietnamese nêm, from Vietnamese chêm — to wedge.

nem chua (Vietnamese): Vietnamese fermented pork roll

Definitions

  1. Vietnamese fermented pork roll

Ancestry of “nem chua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vietnamesenêmwedge; to wedge; to drive a wedge; to thrust a...
2Vietnamesechêmto wedge
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