boirum

Catalan

Etymology

Blend of boira (“fog”) +‎ fum (“smoke”). Calque of English smog.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [bujˈɾum]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [bojˈɾum]

Noun

boirum m (plural boirums)

1. smog

Further reading

• “boirum”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April