chumaço

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) cushion
2. (masculine) wad (a lump or bundle of a soft material)
3. (masculine) shoulder pad
4. (masculine) swelling, tumor, mass
5. (masculine) compress; cloth used to apply pressure to wounds
6. (masculine) pine needles

Verb

first-person singular present indicative of chumaçar

Concepts

sanitary napkin

sanitary towel

Kotex

Synonyms

Absorvente

Translations

serviette hygiénique

Damenbinde

Monatsbinde

Kotex

Serviette hygiénique

pannolino

fascia assorbente

maandverband

compresa

Modess

toallita

toalla sanitaria

كمادة

ped

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃuˈma.su/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: plūmācium

Cognate with Galician: chumaço

Cognate with Old Spanish: llumazo

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin plūmācium (“feather pillow”), from plūma. Doublet of plumaço, which was borrowed from the same source.
Cognate to Galician chumaço, chomaço, and Old Spanish llumazo.