umu
Noun
Meaning
umu (plural umus)
An earth oven used by the Maori.
Examples
They both lied about being raped, but Umu Bah took a different position, when she later realized that she made a false alarm by telling the court that she enjoyed during the two minutes exercise.
Investigation revealed that three ruling families, Umu Nkini, Umu Iyesele, and Umu odume have been locked in kingship tussle over ten years ago, a dispute that had claimed the lives of six persons.
Next to the Sapa Inca in terms of power may have been the Willaq Umu, literally the "priest who recounts", who was the High Priest of the Sun.
The Willaq Umu (or Chief Priest) was second to the emperor.
For example, the word umareru 'be born' is derived from umu 'to bear, to produce'.
The tuber itself is prepared in various ways, including baking, steaming in earth ovens (umu or imu), boiling, and frying.