"foaming, frothing," 1856, from Latin spumescentem (nominative spumescens), present participle of spumescere "grow frothy," from spuma (see spume) + inchoative suffix -escere.
spry
spud
spue
spumante
spume
spumescent
spumoni
spun
spunk
spunky
spur
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