"emu" meaning in Nupe

See emu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /è.mũ̄/ Forms: èmu [canonical], èmuzhì [plural]
Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=èmu}} èmu, {{nup-pos|noun|èmu}} èmu, {{nup-noun|èmu|èmuzhì}} èmu (plural èmuzhì)
  1. baobab fruit Derived forms: muci (english: baobab tree) Related terms: kúka (english: baobab leaf)
    Sense id: en-emu-nup-noun-LFPqsnvq Categories (other): Fruits Disambiguation of Fruits: 56 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /è.mũ̄/ Forms: èmu [canonical]
Etymology: From è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mu (“to be tasty”). Etymology templates: {{af|nup|è-|mu|t1=nominalizing prefix|t2=to be tasty}} è- (“nominalizing prefix”) + mu (“to be tasty”) Head templates: {{head|nup|noun|head=èmu}} èmu, {{nup-pos|noun|èmu}} èmu, {{nup-noun|èmu}} èmu
  1. tastiness
    Sense id: en-emu-nup-noun-JvqChPPA Categories (other): Nupe entries with incorrect language header, Nupe terms prefixed with e- Disambiguation of Nupe entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Nupe terms prefixed with e-: 22 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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