pluma
Americannoun
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plumas
plural
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Archaic. a feather.
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a cut of pork with a tapered shape reminiscent of a feather.
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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
Query: Can it be from the Latin pluma?
From Notes and Queries, Number 194, July 16, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc by George Bell
The plu, again, in pluma, a feather, is said to be found in pillu, 'to fly.'
From Atlantis : the antediluvian world by Ignatius Donnelly
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