estrume

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], equivalent to estro + -ume, from estrar, from estrado, from Latin strātum.[1] Related to English strew. Alternatively from a Vulgar Latin *strumen, from Latin strāmen, related to sternō and strātum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈtɾume̝/

Noun

estrume m (plural estrumes)

  1. (uncountable) Material used as bedding for animals
    Synonyms: batume, esquilmo, louza, mulime, valume
  2. (uncountable) Discarded mixture of litter and manure, used as fertilizer
    Synonym: esterco

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “estrado”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtɾũ.mi/, /esˈtɾũ.mi/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈtɾũ.mi/, /eʃˈtɾũ.mi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈtɾu.me/

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Vulgar Latin strumen, alteration of Latin strāmen (straw for bedding). Compare Galician estrume.

Noun

estrume m (uncountable)

  1. manure (excrement used as fertiliser)
    Synonym: esterco
    Hypernyms: adubo, dejeção, dejeto, excremento, fertilizante, fezes
    • 1959, Cristovam Pavia, “Requiem”, in 35 Poemas:
      O estrume da égua morta quando eu tinha seis anos / Gira transparente nesta brisa fria…
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Verb

estrume

  1. inflection of estrumar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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