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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin spūmāre.
Pronunciation
Verb
espumar (first-person singular present espumo, first-person singular preterite espumei, past participle espumado)
- to froth
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin spūmāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /espuˈmaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: es‧pu‧mar
Verb
espumar (first-person singular present espumo, first-person singular preterite espumé, past participle espumado)
- (intransitive) to froth
1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:-Papá -dijo Gloria poniéndosele delante con resolución-: ¿apostamos a que Francisca no ha espumado las cuatro gallinas, ni puesto en el horno la dorada, ni arreglado los platos de leche?- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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