Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

umu

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables: umu
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An earth oven used in New Zealand, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, consisting of a hole dug in the ground and lined with heated stones.

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori umu. Doublet of imu.

Inflected Forms

umus (plural)

Questions

What does umu mean?: An earth oven used in New Zealand, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, consisting of a hole dug in the ground and lined with heated stones.
Where does umu come from?: Borrowed from Māori umu. Doublet of imu.

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