zunzum
Portuguese, noun/zũˈzũ/
zunzum is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “humming; buzzing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “zumbido”.
What does zunzum mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehumming; buzzing
- 2
masculineindistinct noise
- 3
informalmasculinebuzz, rumor; gossip
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. zumbido 2. rumor 3. boato
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of zunzum
- zunzuns plural
- zum-zum alternative
- zum-zum-zum alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce zunzum?
- Brazil /zũˈzũ/
- Portugal /zũˈzũ/
- Portugal /zũ.ˈzũ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is zunzum in Portuguese?
zunzum appears about once in every 42 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).