escuma
Portuguese, noun/isˈkũ.mɐ/
escuma is spelled E-S-C-U-M-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written Portuguese, the 191,310th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Escuma is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “foam” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of escumar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espuma formada pela reação de sabão com iões Ca²⁺ e Na⁺ presentes em águas duras, formando estearatos de…”.
What does escuma mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefoam
- 2
derogatoryfemininescum
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espuma formada pela reação de sabão com iões Ca²⁺ e Na⁺ presentes em águas duras, formando estearatos de sódio e de cálcio (NaC₁₇H₃₃COO e Ca(C₁₇H₃₃COO)₂, respectivamente) 2. bolhas cheias de ar, ou gás, na superfície de um líquido que se agita ou ferve 3. borra ou escória à superfície de um líquido 4. baba
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of escuma
- escumas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce escuma?
- Brazil /isˈkũ.mɐ/
- Brazil /esˈkũ.mɐ/
- /iʃˈkũ.mɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is escuma in Portuguese?
escuma appears about once in every 46 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).