facer fumo

Asturian

Alternative forms

• facer fumu

Etymology

Literally, “it makes smoke”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˌθeɾ ˈfumo/, [faˌθeɾ ˈfu.mo]

Verb

facer fumo

1. (idiomatic) to be extraordinary, great (something)
   • 2004, Pablo Texón Castañón, Catedral‎^[1]:

     —A ver, rosa, a ver cómo ta –dixo María garrando la fueya que-y apurría’l fiyu–, yes un artista; esto fai fumu, ¿eh?, esto nun lo fai cualquiera

     Let's see, rose, let's see how it is -said María grabbing the paper that her son was giving her-, you are an artist; this is extraordinary, huh?, not just anyone does this