imu

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noun

A traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground.

OriginHawaiian imu →
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Meanings

imu1

nounimu (plural imus)

plural imus

  1. A traditional Hawaiian underground oven, consisting mainly of a hole in the ground.

IMU2

nounIMU (plural IMUs)

plural IMUs

  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Inertial Measurement Unit.

Origin

  1. Hawaiianimu
  2. Englishimu

Borrowed from Hawaiian imu. Doublet of umu.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Miumui
Cite this entry
APA

imu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imu

MLA

“imu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imu. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “imu,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/imu.

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