negrumo

Spanish

Etymology

Blend of negro (“black”) +‎ humo (“smoke”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈɡɾumo/ [neˈɣ̞ɾu.mo]
• Rhymes: -umo
• Syllabification: ne‧gru‧mo

Noun

negrumo m (plural negrumos)

1. (colloquial, Nicaragua) soot

   Synonyms: hollín, tile

Further reading

• “negrumo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “negrumo” in Diccionario de americanismos, Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española, 2010