pumu

See also: pʉmʉ

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• pummu m

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

 

Related terms

• arancia
• banana
• ficu
• ficu d'Innia
• granati
• miluni
• musa
• nzalora
• nèspula
• piru

 

See also

• ammuccapassuluna
• manciaracina
• sucameli

 

Swahili

Etymology

From -pumua (“breathe”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

pumu (ma class, plural mapumu)

1. asthma, (or more generally) difficulty breathing