humear

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish fumeyar, from Vulgar Latin *fumidiāre, from Latin fūmigāre. By surface analysis, humo + -ear. Compare Galician and Portuguese fumear. Doublet of fumigar, a borrowing from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /umeˈaɾ/ [u.meˈaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: hu‧me‧ar

Verb

humear (first-person singular present humeo, first-person singular preterite humeé, past participle humeado)

  1. (intransitive) to smoke
  2. (intransitive) to steam

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