espuma

See also: espumá

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin spūma.

Pronunciation

Noun

espuma f (plural espumes)

  1. Alternative form of escuma

Further reading

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpuma/

Noun

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

  • Spanish: espuma

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpũ.mɐ/, /esˈpũ.mɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃˈpũ.mɐ/, /eʃˈpũ.mɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /esˈpu.ma/

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

Etymology 1

From Latin spūma.

Noun

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

Verb

espuma

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish espuma, from Latin spūma.

Noun

espuma f (plural espumas)

  1. foam
  2. mousse
    Synonym: mousse
Derived terms

Verb

espuma

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

Further reading

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