zum-zum

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

zum-zum m (plural zum-zums)

1. Indicating a buzzing or humming sound.

Derived terms

• zumzada
• zumzejar

Further reading

• “zum-zum”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “zum-zum” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌzũˈzũ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌzũˈzũ/

• Hyphenation: zum-zum

Noun

zum-zum m (plural zum-zuns)

1. Alternative form of zunzum

Further reading

• “zum-zum” in Dicionário inFormal.
• “zum-zum” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.