Dictionary Definition
froth n : a mass of small bubbles formed in or on
a liquid [syn: foam]
Verb
1 form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing";
"The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" [syn: foam, fizz, effervesce, sparkle]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /frɒθ/, /frQT/
Noun
froth- foam
- Froth is a very important feature of many types of coffee.
- unimportant
events or actions; drivel
- Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth?
Translations
foam
unimportant events of actions
- Finnish: hömppä (colloquial)
- Polish: bicie piany
- Russian: болтовня
Verb
Translations
To create froth
- Finnish: vaahdottaa
- German: aufschäumen
- Polish: spienić, toczyć pianę
To bubble
Extensive Definition
One common form of froth is milk froth deliberately created as
part of a drink. Many Italian-style coffees are made using a
combination of espresso coffee, steamed milk and frothed milk. Most
espresso
machines have a steam pipe which is used to bubble steam
through milk in order to froth it. This frothed milk is then poured
on top of the drink.
In the United
Kingdom, froth is also used to describe the layer of
bubbles at the top of a glass of beer.
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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