ram

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English

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Aram(male sheep).

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishram,rom,ramme,fromOld Englishramm(“ram”),fromProto-Germanic*rammaz(“ram”),possibly from*rammaz(“strong”).Cognate withSaterland FrisianRom(“ram”),Dutchram(“a male sheep”),GermanRamm,Ramme(“ram”).Possibly akin also toDanishram(“sharp; acrid; rank”),Swedishram(“strong; perfect”),Faroeseramur(“strong; competent”),Icelandicrammur(“strong; sturdy”).

Noun

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ram(pluralrams)

  2. (zoology,agriculture)Amalesheep,typicallyuncastrated.
  3. Abattering ram;a heavy object used forbreakingthroughdoors.
  4. (military,nautical,chieflyhistorical)Awarshipintendedtosinkother ships byrammingthem.
    • 1898,H.G. Wells,The War of the Worlds,London: William Heinemann, page178:
      About a couple of miles out lay an ironclad very low in the water, almost, to my brother's perception, like a water-logged ship. This was theramThunder Child.
  5. (military,nautical,chieflyhistorical)Areinforcedsection of thebowof awarship,intendedto be used forrammingother ships.
  6. Apistonpoweredbyhydraulicpressure.
  7. An act oframming.
  8. Aweightwhichstrikesablow,in arammingdevicesuch as apile driver,steam hammer,orstamp mill.
    • 1952July, W. R. Watson, “Sankey Viaduct and Embankment”, inRailway Magazine,page487:
      He describes the operation thus: "The heavyramemployed to impart the finishing strokes, hoisted up with double purchase and snail's pace to the summit of the Piling Engine, and then falling down like a thunderbolt on the head of the devoted timber, driving it perhaps a single half inch in to the stratum below, is well calculated to put to the test the virtue of patience, while it illustrates the old adage of—slow and sure. "
Hyponyms
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(warship intended to sink ships by ramming):

Coordinate terms
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(male sheep):

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Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishrammen,from the noun (see above). CompareOld High Germanrammen.

Verb

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ram(third-person singular simple presentrams,present participleramming,simple past and past participlerammed)

  1. (transitive,intransitive)Tocollidewith (an object), usually with the intention ofdamagingit ordisablingits function.
    The man, driving an SUV, thenrammedthe gate, according to police.
    • 2016December 29, M. Kumar, “Snatch thieves accidentallyrammedby victim”, inThe Star‎[1],Malaysia:
      Two snatch thieves who snatched a woman's bag experienced swift karma when their victim accidentallyrammedinto their motorcycle.
    • 2018October 17, Drachinifel, 25:35 from the start, inLast Ride of the High Seas Fleet - Battle of Texel 1918‎[2],archived fromthe originalon4 August 2022:
      The other ships, either not caring or too badly-damaged to do anything about it, proceed on their mission, withKönigthe last to fall silent, shot to pieces in a last attempt toramtheBellerophon.
    • 2021December 29, Drachinifel, 21:03 from the start, inThe USN Pacific Submarine Campaign - The Dark Year (Dec'41 - Dec'42)‎[3],archived fromthe originalon19 July 2022:
      The only amusing highlight wasGudgeonhaving managed to exploit U.S. codebreaking efforts to ambush and destroy the submarineI-173,albeit not for the lack of the Mark 14's trying to sabotage the effort, as the torpedo that hadhitthe sub had refused to detonate; it seemed, however, that the car-crash levels of kinetic energy involved in the dud simplyrammingthe sub had nonetheless done enough to fatally damage it.
  2. (transitive)Tostrike(something) hard, especially with animplement.
    To build a sturdy fence, you have toramthe posts deep into the ground.
  3. (transitive)Toseatacartridge,projectile,orpropellantchargein thebreechof afirearmbypushingorstriking.
    After placing the cartridge in the musket,ramit down securely with the ramrod.
  4. (transitive,alsofiguratively)Toforce,cramorthrust(someone or something)intoorthroughsomething.
    • 2023July 4,Marina Hyde,“Who’s for political Bazball with Rishi? Voters? Tories? Anyone?”, inThe Guardian‎[4]:
      Again: great to take lessons in ethics from a guy currently trying toramthrough a policy of freighting refugees off to cuddly Rwandan president Paul Kagame.
  5. (transitive)Tofillorcompactbypoundingordriving.
    rammedearth walls
  6. (slang)Tothrustduringsexualintercourse.
    • 1999,Mr.Web, Size Matters review by mr. web review Group: rec.arts.movies.erotica
      like feel a soft butt against their pelvis orrama girl really hard with piston-like speed while she begs and screams for more
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Etymology 3

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Likely fromOld Norseramr,rammr(“strong, rank, bitter”),fromProto-Germanic*rammaz(“strong, overbearing; acrid, rank”),perhaps ultimately related to Etymology 1 above. CompareScotsram(“a rank odour”).Compare alsoMiddle Englishrammish(“rank, offensive in smell”).

Adjective

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ram(comparativemoreram,superlativemostram)

  1. (Northern England)Rancid;offensiveinsmellortaste.

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Catalan

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Etymology

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InheritedfromLatinrāmus.

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Noun

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ramm(pluralrams)

  1. bouquet,bunch
  2. (architecture)flightof stairs
  3. (figurative)branch(area in business or of knowledge, research)

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Dutchram(“a male sheep”),fromOld Dutch*ram,of West-Germanic origin, possibly fromProto-Germanic*rammaz(“strong”).Cognate toEnglishram(“a male sheep”).

Noun

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ramm(pluralrammen,diminutiverammetjen,feminineooi)

  1. ram(male sheep)
  2. malerabbit
  3. battering ram
Descendants
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  • Afrikaans:ram

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemmaform.

Verb

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ram

  1. inflection oframmen:
    1. first-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. (in case ofinversion)second-personsingularpresentindicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

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Elfdalian

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Adjective

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ram

  1. hoarse

Inflection

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Friulian

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Etymology 1

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FromLatinrāmus.

Noun

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ramm(pluralrams)

  1. branch
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Etymology 2

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FromVulgar Latin*arāmen,variant ofLate Latinaerāmen,derived fromLatinaer-.CompareItalianrame.

Noun

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ramm

  1. copper

Gerka

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Related toNgasam(“water”).

Noun

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ram

  1. water

References

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  • Takács, Gábor (2007)Etymological Dictionary of Egyptian,volume 3, Leiden: Brill,→ISBN,page201,→ISBN:
    […]we should carefully distinguish the following Ch. roots from AA *m-ˀ "water" [GT]:
    (1) Ch. *h-m "water" [GT]: WCh. *hama [Stl.]: AS *ham (Gmy. *hām) [GT 2004, 153] = *am [Stl. 1977] = *ham [Dlg.] = *ham [Stl. 1987]: Gerka ram [ɣam, ref. < *ham] [Ftp. 1911, 221] = ɣàm "Wasser" [Jng. 1965, 174],[…]

Haruai

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Noun

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ram

  1. house

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  • Dicky Gilbers, John A. Nerbonne, J. Schaeken,Languages in Contact(2000,→ISBN), page 84: "Examples of basic vocabulary items that are shared by Haruai and Kobon but not by Hagahai (on the basis of the lists in Davies and Comrie (1984)) include, for instance: Haruai ram, Kobon ram 'house';"

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key):/ˈram/,[ˈram]
  • Rhymes:-ram
  • Hyphenation:ram

Etymology 1

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Onomatopoeic

Noun

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ram(pluralram-ram,first-person possessiveramku,second-person possessiverammu,third-person possessiveramnya)

  1. rumbling,roaring

Etymology 2

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BorrowedfromDutchraam(“window; frame”),fromMiddle Dutchrame.

Noun

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ram(pluralram-ram,first-person possessiveramku,second-person possessiverammu,third-person possessiveramnya)

  1. frame
    Synonym:pemidangan
  2. mesh
  3. (colloquial)window
    Synonym:jendela

Etymology 3

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Noun

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ram

  1. Alternative spelling oferam

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Kobon

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Noun

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ram

  1. house

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  • Bernard Comrie,Switch Reference in Huichol,inSwitch-reference and Universal Grammar,edited by John Haiman, Pamela Munro, page 29 (in notes):
    hol bɨ kaj pak-ul ram ud ar-bul
    we-two man pig strike SS-1DU house take go I-1DU
    'we two killed a pig and took it home'
  • Dicky Gilbers, John A. Nerbonne, J. Schaeken,Languages in Contact(2000,→ISBN), page 84: "Examples of basic vocabulary items that are shared by Haruai and Kobon but not by Hagahai (on the basis of the lists in Davies and Comrie (1984)) include, for instance: Haruai ram, Kobon ram 'house';"

Maltese

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Chemical element
Cu
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Etymology

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BorrowedfromItalianrame(“copper”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ramm

  1. (chemistry)copper

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromOld Englishramm,fromProto-Germanic*rammaz.

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Noun

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ram(pluralrams)

  1. malesheep,ram
  2. (astrology)Aries
  3. pile driver,battering ram

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Middle High German

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Noun

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ram

  1. Alternative form oframe(“frame”)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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ram

  1. imperativeoframme

Old Occitan

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Etymology

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FromLatinrāmus.Gallo-Romancecognate withOld Frenchraim.

Noun

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ramm(oblique pluralrams,nominative singularrams,nominative pluralram)

  1. branch(of a tree, etc.)
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Old Tupi

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Etymology

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InheritedfromProto-Tupi-Guarani*ram.

Cognate withMbyá Guaraní-rã.

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Adjective

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ram(noun formrama)

  1. future;coming
    Antonym:pûer
  2. shallbe

Declension

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Declension ofram(consonant ending) (SeeAppendix:Old Tupi adjectives)
Note:not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative moram
Deadjectivals
-ba'e i ramyba'e
-sab(a) rambaba
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1stperson 2ndperson 3rdperson 1stperson exclusive 1stperson inclusive 2ndperson
Adjectival forms
Active
Indicative xe ram nde ram i ram oré ram îandé ram pe ram
Imperative
Permissive ta xe ram ta nde ram t'i ram t'oré ram t'îandé ram ta pe ram
Negative indicative na xe rami na nde rami n'i rami n'oré rami n'îandé rami na pe rami
Negative imperative nde ram umẽ pe ram umẽ
Negative permissive ta xe ram umẽ ta nde ram umẽ t'i ram umẽ t'oré ram umẽ t'îandé ram umẽ ta pe ram umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative xe ramamo nde ramamo o ramamo oré ramamo îandé ramamo pe ramamo
Negative xe rame'ymamo nde rame'ymamo o rame'ymamo oré rame'ymamo îandé rame'ymamo pe rame'ymamo
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative rama
Negative rame'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative same as gerund1
xe rami2 i rami2 oré rami2 îandé rami2
Negative same as gerund1
xe rame'ymi2 i rame'ymi2 oré rame'ymi2 îandé rame'ymi2
1South Tupi
2North Tupi

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Romanian

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Etymology

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InheritedfromLatinrāmus,fromProto-Indo-European*wréh₂ds(“root”).

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Noun

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ramn(pluralramuri)

  1. (rare)branch,bough
    Synonyms:creangă,ramură
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Romansch

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Etymology 1

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FromLatinrāmus.

Noun

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ramm(pluralrams)

  1. (Puter)branch(of tree, river, etc.)
  2. (Puter,education)subject
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Etymology 2

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Germanicborrowing, ultimately fromProto-West Germanic*hramu(“frame”).

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Noun

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ramm(pluralrams)

  1. (Puter)frame,framework
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Etymology 3

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(Thisetymologyis missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ramf(pluralrams)

  1. (Puter)knot,gnarl
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Swedish

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Swedishrama,borrowed fromMiddle Low Germanrāme,fromOld Saxonhrama.

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ramc

  1. frame(e.g. around a painting)
  2. frame, boundaries (the set of options for actions given)
  3. frame (a context for understanding)
  4. bicycle frame
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Declension ofram
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ram ramen ramar ramarna
Genitive rams ramens ramars ramarnas
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Etymology 2

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FromOld Swedishramber,Old Norsehrammr(“bear's claw; paw”).

Noun

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ramc

  1. afrontpawof abear
  2. (figuratively)a largehand
Declension
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Declension ofram
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ram ramen ramar ramarna
Genitive rams ramens ramars ramarnas
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Ternate

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Verb

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ram

  1. (transitive)towipewith bothhands

Conjugation

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Conjugation ofram
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toram foram miram
2nd noram niram
3rd Masculine oram iram,yoram†
Feminine moram
Neuter iram
†- archaic

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001)A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia,University of Pittsburgh

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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FromEnglishrum.

Noun

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ram

  1. rum

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Verb

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ram•(𤓆)

  1. (cooking)tosautéthenbraisewith added water orcoconut water
    sườn ram―ribs cooked with such a method

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Etymology 2

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Noun

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ram

  1. (Central Vietnam)friedspring roll
    Synonyms:nem rán,chả giò
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