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tam¹

  • /tæm/

Where it comes from

Ellipsis of tam o'shanter.

noun tams

  1. abbreviation, clipping Clipping of tam o'shanter, a type of cap. Despite the blaze of sunshine, woolens were everywhere: tams, kilts, socks drawn up to knobby knees.

tam²

  • /tæm/

Where it comes from

From the Cantonese pronunciation of 擔 /担.

noun tams

  1. Synonym of picul, a unit of weight, particularly in Cantonese contexts.

    Similar: picul

TAM³

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Tamaulipas: a state of Mexico.
  2. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of Transantarctic Mountains: a mountain range in Antarctica.

noun TAMs

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of tense, aspect, and mood. […] then it would make sense to view Australian past irrealises as TAM forms combining a modal stative predicate (conveying e.g. a capacity, expectation, or desire state) with a past imperfective content.

    Similar: TMA

  2. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of total addressable/available market
  3. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of technology acceptance model

Tam⁴

proper noun Tams

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Tamara.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Tamsin.

Tam⁵

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Cantonese 譚／谭 (taam4), Cantonese 談／谈 (taam4), etc.

proper noun Tams

  1. A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tammy, cap, beret, pool, hue, lake, tan, full, mnt, agreed, temple, mdg, ncd, amg, ntm, ntms

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"tam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

tam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tam

Chicago

"tam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tam.

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@misc{tam_2026,
  title = {tam},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tam},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}