sumac

(Engels)

Noun

1. (uncountable, usually) Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and certain other genera in Anacardiaceae
2. (uncountable, usually) Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and certain other genera in Anacardiaceae
3. (uncountable, usually) Dried and chopped-up leaves and stems of a plant of the genus Rhus, particularly tanner's sumac (see sense 1), used for dyeing and tanning leather or for medicinal purposes.
4. (uncountable, usually) A sour spice popular in the Eastern Mediterranean, made from the berries of tanner's sumac.

Verb

To apply a preparation of sumac to (an object), for example, to a piece of leather to tan it.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈs(j)uːmæk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: sumac

Verwante met Italiaans: sommaco

Verwante met Oksitaans: simac

Verwante met Portugees: sumagre

Verwante met Spaans: zumaque

In summary

The noun is derived from Middle English sumac, asimac, simak, sumak, symak (“portions of the shrub Rhus coriaria, chiefly used for medicinal purposes”), from Anglo-Norman sumak, symak, and Old French sumac, or directly from its etymon Medieval Latin sumach, sumac, from Arabic سُمَّاق (summāq), from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ (summāqā, “red; sumac”). The English word is cognate with Italian sommaco, sommacco, Occitan simac, Portuguese sumagre, Spanish zumaque.
The verb is derived from the noun.

Sinonieme

sumach

shumac

loquat

squawberry

wax tree

vinegar tree

scarlet sumac

Vertalings

sumac

sumak

zumaque

σουμάκι

sumac

sumak

سُمَّاق

Sumach

rhus

sumagre

ρούδι

Rhus

rhus

sommacco

Rhus