Spume — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

foam or froth on the sea

make froth or foam and become bubbly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spjˈuːm/

🇬🇧British English

/spjˈuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spjˈuːm/

1 syllable Say it as /spjˈuːm/.

Examples

The river foamed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

froth suds

Parts of Speech

noun	foam or froth on the sea
verb	make froth or foam and become bubbly “The river foamed”

Word Forms

spume	verb	make froth or foam and become bubbly
spumy	adjective	emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
froth	noun	a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
spume	noun	foam or froth on the sea
suds	noun	the froth produced by soaps or detergents

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gischt

Schaum oder Schaum auf dem Meer

🇫🇷French

écume

écume ou écume sur la mer

🇪🇸Spanish

espuma

espuma o espuma en el mar

🇮🇹Italian

spuma

schiuma o schiuma sul mare

🇳🇱Dutch

schuim

schuim of schuim op de zee

🇵🇹Portuguese

espuma

espuma ou espuma no mar

🇷🇺Russian

пена

пена или пена на море

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झाग

समुद्र पर झाग या झाग

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পুম

সমুদ্রের ফেনা বা ফেনা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்பூம்

கடலில் நுரை அல்லது நுரை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పూమ్

సముద్రం మీద నురుగు లేదా నురుగు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्प्यूम

समुद्रावर फेस किंवा फेस

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પ્યુમ

સમુદ્ર પર ફીણ અથવા ફેણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪೂಮ್

ಸಮುದ್ರದ ಮೇಲೆ ನೊರೆ ಅಥವಾ ನೊರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പൂം

കടലിൽ നുരയോ നുരയോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪੂਮ

ਸਮੁੰਦਰ 'ਤੇ ਝੱਗ ਜਾਂ ਝੱਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

سپوم

سمندر پر جھاگ یا جھاگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

泡沫

海面上的泡沫或泡沫

🇯🇵Japanese

噴霧

海の泡または泡

🇰🇷Korean

거품

거품이나 바다의 거품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bốc khói

bọt hoặc bọt trên biển

🇹🇭Thai

ฟอง

ฟองหรือฟองในทะเล

🇮🇩Indonesian

busa

busa atau buih di laut

🇲🇾Malay

najis

buih atau buih di laut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رغوة

زبد أو زبد على البحر

🇮🇷Persian

اسپوم

کف یا کف روی دریا

🇹🇷Turkish

köpük

denizdeki köpük veya köpük

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶצֶף

קצף או קצף על הים

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