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espuma

See also: espumá

Catalan

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Etymology

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From Latin spūma.

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Noun

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espuma f (plural espumes)

  1. Alternative form of escuma

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Old Spanish

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Etymology

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From Latin spūma, from spuō (“I spit, spew”).

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Noun

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espuma f (plural espumas)

  1. foam
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 50r:
      DEl .iij. grado del ſigno de libra, es la piedra q̃l dizen alguẽna ⁊ es la ſegunda manera de eſpuma de mar.
      Of the third degree of the sign of Libra is the stone they call algal; it is the second kind of sea foam.

Descendants

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  • Spanish: espuma

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ũmɐ, (Portugal) -umɐ
  • Hyphenation: es‧pu‧ma

Etymology 1

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From Latin spūma.

Noun

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espuma f (plural espumas)

  1. foam; froth (mass of bubbles)
    Synonym: escuma
    Cerveja boa tem bastante espuma.
    Good beer has a lot of froth.
  2. spittle (frothy saliva)
  3. foam rubber
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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espuma

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

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /esˈpuma/ [esˈpu.ma]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -uma
  • Syllabification: es‧pu‧ma

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Spanish espuma, from Latin spūma.

Noun

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espuma f (plural espumas)

  1. foam
  2. mousse
    Synonym: mousse
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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espuma

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

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