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ahumar

Pronunciation: /auˈmaɾ/

“ahumar” is a Spanish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to smoke (apply smoke to, for example food)
  2. to get drunk

In Spanish

  1. Exponer a un humo un producto alimentario, durante un periodo prolongado, con el objeto de conservarlo por un tiempo largo sin deterioro.
  2. Llenar de humo un objeto o una habitación.
  3. Despedir o echar humo.

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affūmāre, ultimately from Latin fūmus (“smoke”, noun). By surface analysis, a- + humo + -ar.

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