English Explanatory Dictionary

umu

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

umu umus

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori umu. Doublet of imu.

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