drumherum
German
Alternative forms
- drumrum
Etymology
From drum + herum, literally “around it around”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdʁʊm.heˈʁʊm/, (in practice usually) /ˌdʁʊ.məˈʁʊm/
Adverb
drumherum
- (informal) around, all around
- Synonyms: herum, rundherum, (northern) umzu
- in Frankfurt und drumherum ― in Frankfurt and surroundings
- Da führt kein Weg drumherum. ― There's no way around it.
Derived terms
- Drumherum n