miam
French, interjection/mjam/
miam is a French interjection meaning “yum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does miam mean in English?
interjection
- 1
yum
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
onomatopoeia: 1. Onomatopée exprimant la délectation de boire ou de manger, voulant dire que quelque chose est très appétissant. 2. Onomatopée exprimant l’envie de manger.
noun: 1. Mets savoureux.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of miam
- gnam
- mniam
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce miam?
- /mjam/
- \mjam\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to miam
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is miam in French?
miam appears 2.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).