Galician edit

Etymology edit

Perhaps from Catalan volum (volume), from Latin volumen.[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

valume m (plural valumes)

  1. dead brushwood used for littering, and later as a fertilizer
    Synonyms: estrume, mulime
  2. dead seaweeds used as a fertilizer
    Synonym: argazo
  3. hay
  4. volume, bulk

References edit

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “baluma”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos