schuim
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch schuum, schum, scum, from Old Dutch *skūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate with German Schaum, English scum.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
schuim n (uncountable, diminutive schuimpje n)
- foam, froth
- (uncountable) a type of spongy sweets, made of albumen and sugar (as a countable object always diminutive)
- scum, rabble, crooks
- impurity, flaw, especially in (molten) metal
Derived terms edit
- koffieschuim
- ontschuimen
- schuimalg
- schuimbekken
- schuimen
- schuimgebak
- schuimkraag
- schuimkop
- schuimrubber
- schuimtaal
- steekschuim
- zeeschuim