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pluma

American  
[ploom-uh] / ˈplum ə /

noun

plural

plumas
  1. Archaic. a feather.

  2. a cut of pork with a tapered shape reminiscent of a feather.

  3. a porgy of the genus Calamus.


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Campo Grande sells a box of assorted cuts of pork: a hefty four-rib roast, a thick presa from the loin for roasting or grilling, and two prized shoulder sections, pluma and secreto.

From New York Times • Jan. 10, 2022

Takashi Miura defiende su título pluma del CMB contra el Mexicano Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2015

Takashi Miura defiende su título pluma del CMB contra el Mexicano Francisco “El Bandido” Vargas.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2015

Que tal batalla para el Mexicano, que ahora conquista el título de pluma y es el nuevo campeón.

From The Guardian • Nov. 21, 2015

Haec quae difficili turget paganica pluma, Folle minus laxast et minus arta pila.

From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund

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