schome

Walloon

Etymology

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

  1. scum
  2. foam
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