Old Spanish

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

• Spanish: espuma

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin spūma.

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

• (foam): escuma

Related terms

• espumar

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 Latin spūma.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [e̞sˈpu.ma]

Noun

espuma f ‎(plural espumas)

1. foam, mousse

Derived terms

• espumilla f
• espumoso

Related terms

• espumar

Verb

espuma

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) 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.