curumim

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • colomi, colomim, columim, culumi, culumim, curumi

Etymology

    Borrowed from Nheengatu kurumĩ, from Língua Geral Amazônica kurumĩ, from Old Tupi kunumĩ, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kunumĩ.

    Pronunciation

    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ku.ɾuˈmĩ/

    • Rhymes: -ĩ
    • Hyphenation: cu‧ru‧mim

    Noun

    curumim m (plural curumins) (North Brazil)

    1. boy
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:menino
    2. servant (young employee)
      Synonym: criado
    3. (fishing) type of rod used to catch pirarucu
      Hypernym: vara de pesca

    Derived terms

    • curuminzada

    Further reading

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