valume

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps from Catalan volum (volume), from Latin volumen.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlume̝/

Noun

valume m (plural valumes)

  1. dead brushwood used for littering, and later as a fertilizer
    Synonyms: estrume, mulime
  2. dead seaweeds used as a fertilizer
    Synonym: argazo
  3. hay
  4. volume, bulk

References

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