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schuim.

foam, froth

6 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/sxœy̯m/
  1. foam, froth

    neuter · uncountable
  2. a type of spongy sweets, made of albumen and sugar (as a countable object always diminutive)

    neuter · uncountable
  3. scum, rabble, crooks

    neuter · uncountable
  4. impurity, flaw, especially in (molten) metal

    neuter · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch schuum, schum, scum, from Old Dutch *skūm, from Frankish *skūm, from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz. Cognate with German Schaum, English scum.

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