piepschuim

Dutch

Etymology

From piepen (“to squeak”) +‎ schuim (“foam”), because of the squeaking sound the foam makes when it is rubbed on something else.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: piep‧schuim

Noun

piepschuim n (uncountable)

  1. styrofoam
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