Subgum Definition
sŭbgŭm
noun
A dish of Chinese origin made with mixed vegetables.
American Heritage
adjective
Designating any of various Chinese-American dishes, as chow mein, prepared with water chestnuts, mushrooms, almonds, etc.
Webster's New World
Origin of Subgum
Cantonese sap6 kam2 mixture, subgum akin to Mandarin shíjǐn shí assorted (from Middle Chinese ʂfiip squad of ten men) (ultimately derived from the same Old Chinese word as Middle Chinese ʂfiip ten) jǐn brocade (from Middle Chinese kim´)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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from Cantonese 什锦 (sap6 gam2)
From Wiktionary
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