Sumac

//ˈs(j)uːmæk//

Synonyms for "sumac" (8 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

Strong matches (2)

Related words (4)

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Translations

97 translations across 56 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • sumak noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • sumak noun (dried and chopped-up leaves and stems of a plant of the genus Rhus, used for dyeing and tanning leather or for medicinal purposes)
  • sumak noun (sour spice)

Albanian

2 entries
  • shqeme noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • shqeme noun (dried and chopped-up leaves and stems of a plant of the genus Rhus, used for dyeing and tanning leather or for medicinal purposes)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • ῥοῦς noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Arabic

4 entries
  • سُمَّاق noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • سُمَّاق noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • سُمَّاق noun (sour spice)
  • سُمَّاق noun (sour spice)

Aramaic

2 entries
  • ܐܘܓܐ noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • ܣܘܡܩܐ noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Armenian

2 entries
  • աղտոր noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • աղտոր noun (sour spice)

Azerbaijani

4 entries
  • sumaq noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • sumaq noun (sour spice)
  • сумаг noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • сумаг noun (sour spice)

Basque

2 entries
  • zumake noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • zumake noun (sour spice)

Bulgarian

1 entries
  • шмак noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Catalan

2 entries
  • sumac noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • sumac noun (sour spice)

Cheyenne

1 entries
  • no'aneonó'e noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 鹽膚木屬 /盐肤木属 noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Czech

1 entries
  • škumpa noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Danish

1 entries
  • sumak noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Dutch

3 entries
  • sumak noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • sumak noun (sour spice)
  • zuurkruid noun (sour spice)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • sumako noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Estonian

1 entries
  • sumahh noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Finnish

2 entries
  • sumakki noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • sumakki noun (sour spice)

French

1 entries
  • sumac noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Galician

1 entries
  • sumagre noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Georgian

1 entries
  • თუთუბო noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

German

3 entries
  • Rhus noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • Sumach noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • Sumak noun (sour spice)

Greek

3 entries
  • ρούδι noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • σουμάκι noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • σουμάκι noun (sour spice)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • אוג noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Hindi

1 entries
  • सुमाक़ noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • szömörce noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Ido

1 entries
  • sumako noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Indonesian

1 entries
  • sumac noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Irish

1 entries
  • sumach noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Italian

1 entries
  • sommacco noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Japanese

3 entries
  • ウルシノキ noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • スーマック noun (sour spice)
  • 漆の木 noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Korean

1 entries
  • 붉나무속 noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • žagrenis noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Malay

1 entries
  • sumac noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Navajo

2 entries
  • chiiłchin noun (sour spice)
  • kʼįįʼ noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Northern Kurdish

1 entries
  • simaq noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • sumakslekta noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • sumakslekta noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Old French

1 entries
  • sumac noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Persian

3 entries
  • ترشابه noun (sour spice)
  • سماق noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • سماق noun (sour spice)

Polish

1 entries
  • sumak noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • sumagre noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • sumagre noun (sour spice)

Romanian

1 entries
  • sumac noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Russian

2 entries
  • сума́х noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • сума́х noun (sour spice)

Scots

1 entries
  • sumac noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • ruj noun (sour spice)
  • rȗj noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • sumah noun (sour spice)
  • sumak noun (sour spice)

Slovene

1 entries
  • octovec noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Spanish

2 entries
  • zumaque noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • zumaque noun (sour spice)

Swahili

1 entries
  • mchengele noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Swedish

2 entries
  • sumak noun (sour spice)
  • sumaksläktet noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Turkish

2 entries
  • sumak noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)
  • sumak noun (sour spice)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • сумах noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries
  • sumak noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Urdu

1 entries
  • سماق noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • totim noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Zazaki

1 entries
  • sımaq noun (shrub or small tree of the genus Rhus, etc.)

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

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The Rhamnus of Maderaspatan, and the Trifoliate Sumachs from the Coaſt of Africa, are altogether new.

Source: wiktionary

Shumack, Chapacour, and the famous Snake-root, ſo much admir'd in England for being a Cordial, and an Antidote in all Peſtilential Diſeases.

Source: wiktionary

In the mean Time, gargle your Throat, and waſh all your Sores, and Ulcers with the ſame warm Liquor, which ought to be made freſh every 2 Days. Beſides all this, you muſt chew the Sumac Root very often, and ſwallow the healing Juice.

Source: wiktionary

Plant cutings of Myrtles in a bed of light rich earth, obſerving to water and ſhade them until they have taken root; and now you may plant cutings of [...] African Sumaches, and many other exotic plants, which are ſhrubby; [...]

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.