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murumuru

murumuru noun: a rainforest palm, Astrocaryum murumuru, whose seeds contain a butter used in moisturizers.

Noun

murumuru (uncountable)

  1. A rainforest palm, Astrocaryum murumuru, whose seeds contain a butter used in moisturizers.
    • “China has few people with curly hair, so murumuru won’t sell well there,” Mr. Carlucci said.2007 August 24, Andrew Downie, “Beautifying the World With Amazon Ingredients”, in New York Times
    • Packed with moisture-rich ingredients like shea butter, coconut oil, and murumuru seed butter, Laneige's nourishing (and viral!) lip treatments make the perfect stocking stuffers.2024 October 9, Hannah Oh, Samantha Jones, “Amazon Has So Many Last-Minute Gifts Under $50 on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan

Origin of murumuru

Borrowed from Portuguese murumuru, from Old Tupi murumuru, a reduplication of muru (“thick”).

Questions about murumuru

What does murumuru mean?
Murumuru means a rainforest palm, Astrocaryum murumuru, whose seeds contain a butter used in moisturizers.
What part of speech is murumuru?
Murumuru is a noun.

Words near murumuru in the dictionary

  1. Murugan
  2. Murui Huitoto
  3. murukku
  4. murukkus
  5. Murulla
  6. murumuru
  7. muruna
  8. murunga
  9. murungas
  10. murunskite
  11. Murupara

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