pumu

• pummu m

From Latin pōmum (“fruit”), from Proto-Italic *poomos. Cognate with Italian pomo, French pomme, Ladin pom, Lombard pomm and others.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpu.mʊ/, [ˈpuːmʊ]
• Hyphenation: pù‧mu

pumu m (plural puma)

1. apple
2. (dated) any fruit
3. (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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From -pumua (“breathe”).

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pumu (ma class, plural mapumu)

1. asthma, (or more generally) difficulty breathing