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Kutumba

verbtransitivereciprocal or reflexiveReviewedpage 251

Definitions

  1. 1
    verbtransitive
    To dress; to apply a dressing. (Said mainly of the treatment of wounds, ulcers and skin diseases.) Also refl.

    PT Pensar; fazer curativo. (Diz-se principalmente da cura de feridas, úlceras e doenças cutâneas.) É tb. r.·FR Panser; faire un pansement. (Se dit principalement du traitement des plaies, ulcères et maladies cutanées.) Aussi pron.

    • kutumbamabute
Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 251 (left)

Kutùmba

verbnounintransitivereciprocal or reflexiveReviewedpage 251

Definitions

  1. 1
    verbintransitive
    • To swell; to become turgid
    • To be swollen, full.

    PT Turgescer · Estar entumado, cheio.·FR Turgescere; enfler · Être tuméfié, plein.

    • kutùmba méle bu tulu
  2. 2
    noun
    Turgidity; swelling.

    PT Turgidez; intumescência.·FR Turgescence; intumescence.

  3. 3
    Kuritúmba, e r. To become turgid, swollen.

    PT Kuritúmba, e r. Tornar-se turgido, entumecido.·FR Kuritúmba, e r. Devenir turgide, tuméfié.

Source · Assis Júnior (1940s), page 251 (left)