sub·gum 
(sŭbgŭm′)
(sŭbgŭm′)n.
A dish of Chinese origin made with mixed vegetables.
[Cantonese sap6 kam2, mixture, subgum; akin to Mandarin shíjǐn : shí, assorted (from Middle Chinese ʂɦip, squad of ten men, ultimately derived from the same Old Chinese word as Middle Chinese ʂɦip, ten) + jǐn, brocade (from Middle Chinese kim´).]