tutuma
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Chaima.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuˈtuma/ [t̪uˈt̪u.ma]
- Rhymes: -uma
- Syllabification: tu‧tu‧ma
Noun
tutuma f (plural tutumas)
- 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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