tutuma

Spanish

Two tutumas

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Chaima.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuˈtuma/ [t̪uˈt̪u.ma]
  • Rhymes: -uma
  • Syllabification: tu‧tu‧ma

Noun

tutuma f (plural tutumas)

  1. a kind of receptacle made of the woody shell of the fruit of the calabash tree (Crescentia cujete)
    • 2017 September, “Los vientos del ayer”, in El Deber Bolivia:
      Nos decían Santa Cruz de la Tierra porque el viento rastrillaba las calles cubiertas de arena y ella era parte de nuestra epidermis y, aunque la aislábamos bañándonos con tutuma, era tan fuerte el apego a la tierra, que era difícil desprenderse de ella.
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