zume

Asturian

Alternative forms

• zumu

Etymology

From Arabic زُوم (zūm, “juice, sap”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈθume/, [ˈθu.me]
• Rhymes: -ume
• Hyphenation: zu‧me

Noun

zume m (uncountable)

1. juice (drink)

   Synonym: zusmiu

Galician

Alternative forms

• zumo

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

 

• IPA^(key): /ˈθume/ [ˈθu.mɪ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /ˈθume/ [ˈθu.mɪ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /ˈsume/ [ˈsu.mɪ]

• 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

Derived terms

• zumegar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “zume”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “zume”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “zume”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN