despumo

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Latin

Etymology

From dē- +‎ spūmō.

Pronunciation

Verb

dēspūmō (present infinitive dēspūmāre, perfect active dēspūmāvī, supine dēspūmātum); first conjugation

  1. to skim (off) (froth)
  2. to settle (stop frothing)

Conjugation

References

  • despumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • despumo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • despumo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.