espuma

See also: espumá

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [esˈpu.ma]

Noun

espuma f (plural espumas)

  1. foam
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 50r.
      DEl .iij. grado del ſigno de libra, es la piedra q́l dizen alguéna ¬ 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


Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin spūma.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈpũmɐ/, /iʃˈpũmɐ/

Noun

espuma f (plural espumas)

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

Synonyms

Verb

espuma

  1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of espumar
  2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of espumar

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish espuma, from Latin spūma.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈpuma/

Noun

espuma f (plural espumas)

  1. foam, mousse

Derived terms

Verb

espuma

  1. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of espumar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of espumar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of espumar.
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