foam

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English fom, foom, from Old English fām, from Proto-West Germanic *faim, from Proto-Germanic *faimaz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)poHy-m-os, from *(s)poH(y)- (“foam”). Cognate with German Feim (“foam”), Latin spūma (“foam”), Latin pūmex (“pumice”), Sanskrit फेन (phéna, “foam”), possibly Northern Kurdish fê (“epilepsy”). === Pronunciation === (General American) enPR: fōm, IPA(key): /foʊm/ (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fōm, IPA(key): /fəʊm/ Rhymes: -əʊm === Noun === foam (countable and uncountable, plural foams) A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially: Synonym: froth A collection of small bubbles created when the surface of a body of water is moved by tides, wind, etc. Synonyms: surf, spindrift, spume, spray 1798, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner in Lyrical Ballads, London: J. & A. Arch, p. 12,[2] The breezes blew, the white foam flew, / The furrow follow’d free: / We were the first that ever burst / Into that silent Sea. A collection of small bubbles formed from bodily fluids such as saliva or sweat. A collection of small bubbles on the surface of a liquid that is heated, fermented or carbonated. Synonyms: effervescence, fizz, head, mousse A collection of small bubbles created by mixing soap with water. Synonyms: lather, suds (firefighting) A collection of small bubbles formed by mixing an extinguishing agent with water, used to cover and extinguish fires. A material formed by trapping pockets of gas in a liquid or solid. (figuratively, poetic) The sea. Fury, rage, ire. (African-American Vernacular, in the plural) Sneakers. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === foam (third-person singular simple present foams, present participle foaming, simple past and past participle foamed) (intransitive) To form or emit foam. (intransitive) To spew saliva as foam; to foam at the mouth. (firefighting) To coat or cover with foam. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English foam. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfowm/ [ˈfowm] Rhymes: -owm IPA(key): /ˈfom/ [ˈfõm] Rhymes: -om IPA(key): /foˈam/ [foˈãm] Rhymes: -am Syllabification: foam === Noun === foam m (plural foams) synthetic foam === Usage notes === According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Manuel Seco; Olimpia Andrés; Gabino Ramos (3 August 2023), “foam”, in Diccionario del español actual [Dictionary of Current Spanish] (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA [BBVA Foundation]