pumu

See also: pʉmʉ

Sicilian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin pōmum (“fruit”), from Proto-Italic *poomos. Cognate with Italian pomo, French pomme, Ladin pom, Lombard pomm and others.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpu.mʊ/, [ˈpuːmʊ]
  • Hyphenation: pù‧mu

Noun

pumu m (plural puma)

  1. apple
  2. (dated) any fruit
  3. (by extension) Adam's apple
    Synonyms: pumu d'Adamu, gargarozzu
    M'aggruppau un manciari ntô pumu.
    Food got stuck in my Adam's apple.

Derived terms
  • pumara
  • pumazzu
  • pumittu
  • pumitu
  • pumiḍḍu
  • pummadoru
  • pumuzzu

See also
  • ammuccapassuluna
  • manciaracina
  • sucameli

Swahili

Etymology

From -pumua (“breathe”).

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

pumu (ma class, plural mapumu)

  1. asthma, (or more generally) difficulty breathing
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