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): /aɡuma/, [a̠ɡuma̠], [ɑ̟ɡumɑ̟]

Noun

aguma

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

Derived terms

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