estrume

Etymology

From Latin *strūmen, alteration of strāmen (“straw for bedding”), from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- with a suffix -men. Thus related to English strew.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈtɾume̝/

Noun

estrume m (plural estrumes)

1. (uncountable) Material used as bedding for animals.
2. (uncountable) Discarded mixture of litter and manure, used as fertilizer.

References

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

Etymology

From Latin strumen, alteration of strāmen (“straw for bedding”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɨʃ.ˈtɾu.mɨ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˈtɾu.mi/, /is.ˈtɾu.mi/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /es.ˈtɾu.me/, /is.ˈtɾu.me/

Noun

estrume m (uncountable)

1. manure (excrement used as fertiliser)

Verb

estrume

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of estrumar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of estrumar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of estrumar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of estrumar