"seafoam" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: seafoams [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English see fom, see fome, equivalent to sea + foam. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|see fom}} Middle English see fom, {{compound|en|sea|foam}} sea + foam Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} seafoam (countable and uncountable, plural seafoams)
  1. A foam created by the agitation of seawater. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (foam created by wave action - often washed up on to beaches): havskum [neuter] (Danish), zeeschuim [neuter] (Dutch), Meeresschaum [masculine] (German), merenvaahto (Ingrian), puatai (Maori), pūtai (Maori), pūpūtai (Maori), kōputunga ngaru (Maori), морска́я пе́на (morskája péna) [feminine] (Russian), deniz köpüğü (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-seafoam-en-noun-cwEnlAG6 Disambiguation of 'foam created by wave action - often washed up on to beaches': 80 18 1
  2. A type of confectionery made with egg whites, corn syrup, and brown sugar. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-seafoam-en-noun-0CdFQdNb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 70 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 15 81 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 23 70 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 69 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Ingrian translations: 21 72 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 25 66 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 73 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 21 72 7
  3. Synonym of meerschaum (“type of mineral”) Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: meerschaum [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-seafoam-en-noun-aP374X0h
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sea-foam Derived forms: seafoam candy, seafoam salad

Inflected forms

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