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umu

umu 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.

umu: an earth oven used in New Zealand, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, consisting of a hole dug in...
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Noun

umu (plural umus)

  1. 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.

Forms of umu

pluralumus

Origin of umu

Borrowed from Māori umu. Doublet of imu.

Questions about umu

What does umu mean?
Umu means 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.
What part of speech is umu?
Umu is a noun.
What is the plural of umu?
The plural of umu is umus.

Words near umu in the dictionary

  1. UMT
  2. Umtali
  3. Umtata
  4. umteenth
  5. UMTS
  6. umu
  7. Umu-Nneochi
  8. Umuahia
  9. Umuahia North
  10. Umuahia South
  11. umuganda

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