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pluma.

plume (large and showy feather)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈplũ.mɐ/Brazil/ˈplu.mɐ/Portugal
  1. plume (large and showy feather)

    feminine
  2. upwelling of molten material from the Earth's mantle (mantle plume)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin plūma (“feather”) (Latin pl- normally becomes ch- in inherited Portuguese); compare the semi-learned Old Galician-Portuguese pruma. See also chumaço, which was popularly inherited and underwent the usual sound changes.

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