húmus

See also: humus and Humus

Portuguese

Alternative forms

humo

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin humus (“earth, soil, ground”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈũ.mus/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈũ.muʃ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈu.mus/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈu.muʃ/

Hyphenation: hú‧mus

Noun

húmus m (uncountable)

humus (natural organic compounds found in the soil)

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