Etymology

suman

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Today it means: Rice cake from the Philippines made from glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk, usually eaten sprinkled with sugar or laden with latik. Full definition →

Tagalog suman
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suman · noun1

  1. Tagalog · derived fromsuman
  2. English todaysuman

From Tagalog suman.

Suman · proper noun2

  1. Old English · derived fromsǣmann“seaman”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromSeman
  3. English todaySuman

From Middle English Seman, Sæmann, from Old English sǣmann (“seaman”). Possibly conflated with Old English Sǣmund (“sea-protector”) and Old English Siġemund (“victory-protector”).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishsǣmann all →

seaman

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