escuma

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Catalan[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

escuma f (plural escumes)

  1. foam, froth, lather
    Synonyms: escumera, bromera
  2. (metallurgy) scum
  3. (figurative) scum
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Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

escuma

  1. inflection of escumar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

escuma f (plural escumas)

  1. foam
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica Troiana:
      Et el deytaua da boca hũa escuma que semellaua chama, et o sseu bafo semellaua que queymaua o ayro.
      He ejected from his mouth a foam that looked as a flame, and his breath appeared to burn the air

References[edit]

  • “escuma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “escuma” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “escuma” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “escuma” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Occitan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin spūma, influenced by Frankish *skūm.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Noun[edit]

escuma f (plural escumas)

  1. foam

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