subgum

[ suhb-guhm ]

adjective

, Chinese or Chinese-American Cooking.

1. prepared with mixed vegetables, as with water chestnuts, mushrooms, and bean sprouts.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subgum¹

1935–40; < dialectal Chinese (Guangdong) sahp-gám, akin to Chinese shíjǐn literally, ten brocades

Example Sentences

But make no mistake – even as finely tuned a production of "4:48 Psychosis" as the one staged for Curious Theatre Branch by Beau O'Reilly in this year's Rhino Fest takes a willingness on the part of viewers to "stare into the night until the night stares back," as O'Reilly once sang in the Chicago art-rock cabaret band, Maestro Subgum and the Whole.

From Chicago Tribune

The quartering of the House of Hohenzollern wears a baldric in praise of "Subgum Noodle Warmein," which it seems they cook to an unusual delicacy.

From Project Gutenberg