suman

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noun

Rice cake from the Philippines made from glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk, usually eaten sprinkled with sugar or laden with latik.

OriginTagalog suman →
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Meanings

suman1

nounsuman (uncountable)
  1. uncountableRice cake from the Philippines made from glutinous rice cooked in coconut milk, usually eaten sprinkled with sugar or laden with latik.

Suman2

proper nounSuman (plural Sumans)

plural Sumans · alternative Sumon

  1. A surname.

Origin

suman · noun

  1. Tagalogsuman
  2. Englishsuman

From Tagalog suman.

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Suman · proper noun

  1. Old Englishsǣmann“seaman”
  2. Middle EnglishSeman
  3. EnglishSuman

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

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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