umu
noun
umu is spelled U-M-U: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, umu means “An earth oven used in New Zealand, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, consisting of a hole dug in the ground and lined with heated stones” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of umu is umus.
How many letters and syllables are in umu?
| Letters | 3: U-M-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is umu?
Umu appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of umu
- umus plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does umu mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An earth oven used in New Zealand, Samoa, and other Pacific islands, consisting of a hole dug in the ground and lined with heated stones.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does umu come from?
Borrowed from Māori umu. Doublet of imu.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).