spume
spume · spumes
пена
Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawaterFoam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
/spjuːm/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater.
пе́наpéna
foam or froth on the sea
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
foam of sea water:
Origin
From Middle English spume, from Old French espume, from Latin spūma.From Middle English spume, from Old French espume, from Latin spūma.
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Forms
plural: spumesWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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