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schome

schome

Walloon

Noun

schome ? ‎(uncountable)

  1. scum
  2. foam

Etymology

From Middle Dutch schūme ‎(“foam”), from Proto-Germanic *skūmaz ‎(“froth, foam”). Cognate with English scum ‎(“foam”), Dutch schuim ‎(“foam”), German Schaum ‎(“foam”), Danish and Swedish skum ‎(“foam”), French écume ‎(“scum”), Italian schiuma ‎(“foam”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /skɔm/
main regional pronunciations:
    • IPA(key): /hɔm/ (eastern Liege region)
    • IPA(key): /ʃym/ (central Namur region, southern Ardennes region)
    • IPA(key): /skum/ (western Charleroi region)

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