Every Autumn Merriam-Webster adds more new words to its dictionary. This year more than 370 new words and definitions were added in September, including Vietnamese street food banh mi. Merriam-Webster defines banh mi is a typically spicy sandwich in Vietnamese cuisine consisting of a split baguette filled typically with meat (such as pork or chicken) and pickled vegetables (such as carrot and daikon) and garnished with cilantro and often cucumbers.

In 2014 Merriam-Webster added pho to its list of new words with the definition: a soup made of beef or chicken broth and rice noodles

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