🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

mousseux

Pronunciation / Transliteration: moos-uh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Foamy/ˈfoʊ.mi/
adjectiveCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Les vagues mousseuses se sont écrasées contre le rivage."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Characterized by or containing foam.

    "The foamy waves crashed against the shore."
  2. 2

    Having a light, airy texture resembling foam.

    "She poured the foamy milk into her coffee."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'foamy' is derived from the noun 'foam', which comes from the Old English 'fām', meaning 'froth' or 'bubbles'. The term has evolved over centuries to describe a texture or appearance characterized by bubbles or froth, commonly associated with liquids.

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