schome
Walloon edit
Alternative forms edit
- schoume (outdated)
Etymology edit
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 edit
- main regional pronunciations:
Noun edit
schome f (uncountable)