schome

Walloon

Alternative forms
  • schoume (outdated)

Etymology

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

Noun

schome f (uncountable)

  1. scum
  2. foam

Derived terms
  • schoumeus
  • schoumer
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