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Added 10 October 2026

spume

/spjuːm/ noun

Latin root: spūma Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about spume at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Foam or froth on the sea.

verb

Make froth or foam and become bubbly.
The river foamed

Origin

From Middle English spume, from Old French espume, from Latin spūma.

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