escuma

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Probably blend of Latin spūma and a Germanic skum, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Compare Galician escuma, French écume.

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Pronunciation

Noun

escuma f (plural escumes)

  1. foam, froth, lather
    Synonyms: escumera, bromera
  2. (metallurgy) scum
  3. (figurative) scum
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Etymology 2

Verb

escuma

  1. inflection of escumar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Etymology

Probably blend of Latin spūma and a Germanic skum, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Compare Catalan escuma, French écume.

Pronunciation

Noun

escuma f (plural escumas)

  1. foam
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica Troiana:
      Et el deytaua da boca hũa escuma que semellaua chama, et o sseu bafo semellaua que queymaua o ayro.
      He ejected from his mouth a foam that looked as a flame, and his breath appeared to burn the air

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Occitan

Etymology

From Latin spūma, influenced by Frankish *skūm.

Pronunciation

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Noun

escuma f (plural escumas)

  1. foam

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