limo

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) mud, slime
2. (masculine) silt

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of limare

Concepts

silt

slime

ooze

sludge

gunk

loam

goo

mud

muck

gook

goop

guck

Synonyms

melma

mota

alghe

fanghiglia

fango

belletta

detriti fluviali

Translations

limon

limo

Schlick

silte

sedimento

légamo

llim

Schluff

silt

vase

Schlamm

βούκος

βιτούμιο

Hyphenated as

lì‧mo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈli.mo/

Etymology

From Latin līmus (“mud, slime”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂leyH- (“to smear”).