prumo

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned term taken from Latin plumbum. Doublet of chumbo, which was inherited and underwent the regular sound change. Compare also Spanish plomo.

Noun

prumo m (plural prumos)

  1. plummet (lead on a line used to check if something is perfectly vertical)

Derived terms
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