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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesschiuma
Pronunciation / Transliteration: skjuma
"La schiuma galleggiava sulla superficie del fiume."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A layer of impurities, foam, or trash that forms on the surface of a liquid.
"He skimmed the grey scum off the surface of the boiling broth." - 2
A low, worthless, or despicable person or group of people.
"The detective vowed to clear the streets of the local criminal scum."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'scumme', which was borrowed from Old Norse/Middle Low German terms like 'skum' or 'schum' related to froth or foam on liquids. Historically used for impurities floating on molten metals or liquids, it progressively developed metaphorical pejorative senses referring to low, vile, or worthless people.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scum" is said worldwide
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écume
Transliteration: ekym
"L'écume s'est formée à la surface de l'eau stagnante."
Schaum
Transliteration: ʃaʊm
"Auf der Suppe bildete sich etwas Schaum."
schiuma
Transliteration: skjuma
"La schiuma galleggiava sulla superficie del fiume."
espuma
Transliteration: esˈpuma
"Había una capa de espuma sucia en el estanque."
escuma
Transliteration: esˈkumɐ
"A escuma acumulou-se nas bordas da panela."
झाग
Transliteration: jhag
"उबलते हुए पानी की सतह पर झाग जमा हो गया।"
浮渣
Transliteration: fúzhā
"汤的表面浮着一层浮渣。"
거품
Transliteration: geopum
"국물 위에 떠 있는 거품을 걷어내세요."
かす
Transliteration: kasu
"スープの表面のカスを取り除いた。"
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