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shrimp paste

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A fermented condiment made from salted shrimp and commonly used in the cuisines of Southeast Asian and South China.

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  • Balinese: sere — fermented condiment
  • Burmese: ငါးပိ (nga:pi.) — fermented condiment
  • Catalan: pasta de gambes — fermented condiment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蝦醬 /虾酱 (xiājiàng) — fermented condiment
  • German: Garnelenpaste — fermented condiment
  • Indonesian: terasi — fermented condiment
  • Javanese: trasi — fermented condiment
  • Khmer: កាពិ (kaapiʼ) — fermented condiment
  • Korean: 새우장 (sae'ujang) — fermented condiment
  • Lao: ກະປິ (ka pi) — fermented condiment
  • Malay: belacan — fermented condiment
  • Russian: креветочная паста (krevetočnaja pasta) — fermented condiment
  • Sundanese: tarasi — fermented condiment
  • Tagalog: bagoong alamang — fermented condiment
  • Tagalog: heko — fermented condiment
  • Tausug: baling — fermented condiment
  • Thai: กะปิ (gà-bpì) — fermented condiment
  • Ukrainian: креветкова паста — fermented condiment
  • Vietnamese: mắm tôm — fermented condiment