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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskju.ma/
- Rhymes: -uma
- Hyphenation: schiù‧ma
Etymology 1
Via Late Latin schuma from Old High German scum (modern German Schaum). Compare Piedmontese and Sicilian scuma.
Noun
schiuma f (plural schiume)
- foam
- froth
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
schiuma
- inflection of schiumare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative