zume

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Asturian

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Etymology

From Arabic زُوم (zūm, juice, sap).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈθume/,
  • Rhymes: -ume
  • Hyphenation: zu‧me

Noun

zume m (uncountable)

  1. juice (drink)
    Synonym: zusmiu

Galician

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese çumo (circa 1300, General Estoria), from Arabic زُوم (zūm, juice, sap), from Ancient Greek ζωμός (zōmós). For the final -e, compare fume. Cognate with Asturian zume, Portuguese sumo and Spanish zumo.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -ume
  • Hyphenation: zu‧me

Noun

zume m (plural zumes)

  1. juice
    • 1822, anonymous author, A parola polêteca:
      os meus ollos cirrichan zume co as tuas burradas
      my eyes are squirting juice with your nonsenses
  2. sap

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