Definition of "nems" [nems]

• The ichneumon, or Egyptian mongoose. (noun)

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• "I buy prepared Chicken Yassa, a specialty of Senegal, at the weekend market and Vietnamese restaurants serving bo-bun or beef Luc-Lac are as common as MacDonald's; my sons will ask for nems for lunch as easily as a grilled cheese sandwich, just another everyday treat."
• "And as sure as I am sitting here, couscous, accras and nems have indeed spiced up the French national pantry."
• "“Chinese” but really Vietnamese restaurants, and vietnamese restaurants that use frozen ‘nems’."