schome

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Walloon

Alternative forms

schoume (outdated)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schūme (“foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz (“froth, foam”). Cognate with English scum (“foam”), Dutch schuim (“foam”), German Schaum (“foam”), Swedish and Danish skum (“foam”), French écume (“scum”), Italian schiuma (“foam”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /skɔm/

main regional pronunciations:

- IPA^(key): /hɔm/ (eastern Liege region)
- IPA^(key): /ʃym/ (central Namur region, southern Ardennes region)
- IPA^(key): /skum/ (western Charleroi region)

Noun

schome f (uncountable)

scum
foam

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