scum

Etymology
From, , , , , from , from , from. Cognate with 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬. Compare also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and from the same Germanic source. Related to.

Noun

 * 1)  A layer of impurities that accumulates at the surface of a liquid (especially molten metal or water).
 * 2)  A greenish water vegetation (such as algae), usually found floating on the surface of ponds
 * 3) The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.
 * 4)  A reprehensible person or persons.
 * 1) The topmost liquid layer of a cesspool or septic tank.
 * 2)  A reprehensible person or persons.
 * 1)  A reprehensible person or persons.
 * 1)  A reprehensible person or persons.
 * 1)  A reprehensible person or persons.
 * 1)  A reprehensible person or persons.

Translations

 * Arabic:
 * Moroccan Arabic: كشكوشة
 * Bulgarian: нечиста пяна
 * Catalan:
 * Esperanto: feĉo
 * Faroese: skúm
 * Finnish:
 * French:, , ,
 * Galician: escoura, escumallo,
 * German: ;  Schwimmschlamm;
 * Greek: ,
 * Ancient: λάμπη
 * Ingrian: paska
 * Interlingua: scuma
 * Italian:
 * Maori: parawai
 * Plautdietsch: Schlekj
 * Polish: szumowiny
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Telugu:
 * Walloon:
 * Yoruba: èérú


 * Catalan:
 * Finnish: leväpuuro
 * Galician: verdullo, verdelixo, lomeaco
 * German: ; Entengrütze
 * Italian:
 * Navajo: tátłʼid
 * Norwegian Nynorsk: grønske, sly
 * Russian:


 * Finnish: pintaliete


 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto:, , feĉulo, feĉo
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:, , ,
 * Galician: xentalla, gandaiada, cafualla, gafullada
 * German: ,
 * Greek: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Irish: gramaisc
 * Jamaican Creole: waste gyal, waste man
 * Latin: caenum, sentīna, faex
 * Macedonian: џган, подлец
 * Polish:, ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , ;  , , , , , ,
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:, , ,
 * Welsh: gwehilion

Verb

 * 1) To remove the layer of scum from (a liquid etc.).
 * 2) To remove (something) as scum.
 * 3) To become covered with scum.
 * 4)  To scour (the land, sea, etc.).
 * 5)  To gather together, as scum.
 * 6)  To startscum or savescum.
 * 1)  To gather together, as scum.
 * 2)  To startscum or savescum.
 * 1)  To gather together, as scum.
 * 2)  To startscum or savescum.
 * 1)  To startscum or savescum.

Translations

 * Danish: afskumme