No. 6,657 in Catalan

samu

The Catalan word "samu" refers to "emergency medical service."

In a sentence

Ahir, el Samu va venir a casa per ajudar-me amb el projecte.
Yesterday, Samu came to my house to help me with the project.
Here, 'Samu' is used as a proper noun, referring to someone's name.
Hauríem de cridar al Samu en cas d'emergència.
We should call the SAMU in case of an emergency.
In this context, 'Samu' refers to the acronym for medical emergency services in some regions.
El samu és una planta que creix al Mediterrani.
The samu is a plant that grows in the Mediterranean.
In this sentence, 'samu' is used as a noun to refer to a specific plant species.

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