frouma

Galician

Frouma

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Latin fragmina (“chips”) via *fraumẽa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾowma̝/

Noun

frouma f (plural froumas)

1. (uncountable) pine needles; leaf litter, chaff

   Synonym: arume

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “frouma”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “frouma”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “frouma”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN