schome

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Walloon

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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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

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schome f (uncountable)

  1. scum
  2. foam

Derived terms

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