frouma

Galician

Frouma

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Latin fragmina (“chips”) via *fraumẽa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɾowma̝/

Noun

frouma f (plural froumas)

1. (uncountable) pine needles; leaf litter, chaff

   Synonym: arume

References

• “frouma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “frouma” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “frouma” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.