fumera

See also: fumerà

Catalan

Etymology

From fum +‎ -era.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern) [fuˈme̞.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central) [fuˈme.ɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [fuˈme.ɾa]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

fumera f (plural fumeres)

1. a puff of smoke
   • 2005, Feliu Formosa, Ròmul el Gran:

     Sovint l'escena és envaïda per una fumera fosca que ve d'un edifici baix.

     Often the scene is invaded by a dark puff of smoke which comes from a low building..

2. chimney
3. a desire to smoke
4. (folklore) a doll with seven eyes which is placed near the fireplace during the Christmas season, supposedly to act as a spy for the Magi or the tió de Nadal

Derived terms

• fumerol

Further reading

• “fumera”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fym.ʁa/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

Verb

fumera

1. third-person singular future of fumer