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spume

/spjuːm/

Rhymes with -uːm

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From Middle English spume, from Old French espume, from Latin spūma.

noun spumes

countable, uncountable Foam or froth of liquid, particularly that of seawater. Materials dark and crude, / Of spiritous and fiery spume.

verb spumes · spuming · spumed

To froth.

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noun foam of sea water

Ελληνικά	αλισάχνη alisáchni
Русский	пе́на péna

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@misc{spume_2026,
  title = {spume},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/spume},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}