zume

Asturian

Etymology

From Arabic زُوم‎ (zūm, “juice, sap”).

Noun

zume m (plural zumes)

1. juice (drink)

Synonyms

• zusmiu

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Galician

Alternative forms

• zumo

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300 (çumo). From Arabic زُوم‎ (zūm, “juice, sap”), from Ancient Greek ζωμός (zōmós).

Cognate with Asturian zume, Portuguese sumo and Spanish zumo.

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): [ˈθumɪ]
• (dialectal, western) IPA^(key): [ˈsumɪ]

Noun

zume m (plural zumes)

1. juice
   • 1822, anonymous, A parola polêteca:

     os meus ollos cirrichan zume co as tuas burradas

     my eyes are squirting juice with your nonsenses

2. sap
   • 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé (ed.), Tratado de Albeitaria. Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 125:

     Para esto ual enprasto feito de çumo da alosna et do apeo et de çera et de exulla de porco uello et pouco de vjno branco et ferua todo esto desuun con fariña triga

     For this is good a plaster made of celery and wormwood sap, and of wax, and of old pork grease, and some white wine, and let all this boil together with wheat flour

Derived terms

• zumegar

References

• “çumo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “çum” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “zume” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “zume” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “zume” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.