valumbu

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • valumbiu (Casu)
  • vallumbiu (Samartín del Rei Aurelio)
  • avalumbu (Palacios del Sil)
  • vallumbo (Galician-Asturian)

Etymology

From a masculinization of valume

Noun

valumbu m (plural valumbos)

  1. excessive volume
  2. swinging, swaying
    ¡Cuántu valumbu fai esi árbol!
    That tree is swaying so much!
  3. a great amount of something
    Diba pal monte con un bon valumbiu de ganáu
    He/She was going to the mountain with a good load of animals