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espumar

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin spūmāre.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.puˈma(ʁ)/ [is.puˈma(h)], /es.puˈma(ʁ)/ [es.puˈma(h)]
 

  • Hyphenation: es‧pu‧mar

Verb

espumar (first-person singular present espumo, first-person singular preterite espumei, past participle espumado)

  1. to froth

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin spūmāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /espuˈmaɾ/ [es.puˈmaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧pu‧mar

Verb

espumar (first-person singular present espumo, first-person singular preterite espumé, past participle espumado)

  1. (intransitive) to froth
    • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:
      -Papá -dijo Gloria poniéndosele delante con resolución-: ¿apostamos a que Francisca no ha espumado las cuatro gallinas, ni puesto en el horno la dorada, ni arreglado los platos de leche?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (intransitive, uncommon) to skyrocket

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