pumu
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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
Noun
pumu m (plural puma)
- apple
- (dated) any fruit
- (by extension) Adam's apple
- Synonyms: pumu d'Adamu, gargarozzu
- M'aggruppau un manciari ntô pumu.
- Food got stuck in my Adam's apple.
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Swahili
Etymology
From -pumua (“breathe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
pumu (ma class, plural mapumu)
- asthma, (or more generally) difficulty breathing