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Swedish
Etymology
Compound of skum (“foam”) + vin (“wine”). Calque of French vin mousseux. Compare German Schaumwein and Finnish kuohuviini.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Finland) /ˈskʉmviːn/
Noun
skumvin n
- (Finland) sparkling wine
2016, “Radiohuset frågar: Är det okej att dricka i barns närvaro?”, in Svenska Yle:Man kan börja med att tänka att om man dricker två glas skumvin så börjar det synas på de flesta vuxna på ett eller annat sätt- You can start by thinking that if you drink two glasses of sparkling wine, it starts to be apparent for most adults in one way or another
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