Meanings
- uncountableA rainforest palm, Astrocaryum murumuru, whose seeds contain a butter used in moisturizers.
“China has few people with curly hair, so murumuru won’t sell well there,” Mr. Carlucci said.
2007 August 24, Andrew Downie, “Beautifying the World With Amazon Ingredients”, in New York Times1 more example
Packed with moisture-rich ingredients like shea butter, coconut oil, and murumuru seed butter, Laneige's nourishing (and viral!) lip treatments make the perfect stocking stuffers.
2024 October 9, Hannah Oh, Samantha Jones, “Amazon Has So Many Last-Minute Gifts Under $50 on Sale for October Prime Day”, in Cosmopolitan
Origin
- Old Tupimurumuru
- Portuguesemurumuru
- Englishmurumuru
Borrowed from Portuguese murumuru, from Old Tupi murumuru, a reduplication of muru (“thick”).
More words from Portuguese, Old Tupi
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
murumuru. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/murumuru
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