aguma

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Possibly from Yoruba ògùmọ̀ (“'a cultivated variety of Solanum nodiflorum”). Compare Jamaican English gouma (“Solanum americanum”), Bahamian English gooma-bush (“Solanum americanum”), Antillean Creole agouman (“Solanum americanum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɡuma/, [ˈa̠ɡuma̠], [ˈɑ̟ɡumɑ̟]

Noun

aguma

1. Solanum americanum, the leaves of which are eaten as a vegetable.

Derived terms

• agumawiwiri