escuma

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) foam, froth, lather
2. (feminine) scum
3. (feminine, figuratively) scum

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of escumar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of escumar:

escumar

1. (transitive) to skim
2. (intransitive) to foam

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Concepts

foam

spume

froth

lather

mousse

scum

Synonyms

espuma

mousse

Translations

schiuma

écume

espuma

espuma

mousse

Schaum

schuim

αφρός

spūma

spuma

escruma

escuma

mousse

Pronounced as (IPA)

[əsˈku.mə]

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: escuma

Cognate with French: écume

In summary

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