# spoom

Pronunciation: say "SPOOM" US /spum/, UK /spuːm/

## Noun

1. A type of sorbet made with fruit juice and served chilled.
   - Simple: A cold, sweet treat made from frozen fruit juice.
   - _Between courses, the chef served a tart lemon spoom to refresh the palate._
   - _The menu offered a champagne spoom alongside the cheese course._

## Verb

2. To sail swiftly with the wind coming from directly behind, whether or not any sails are raised.
   - Simple: To sail fast with the wind pushing from behind the boat.
   - _With the gale at her back, the schooner could spoom for hours under bare poles._
   - _Sailors spoom before a following wind to make swift passage downwind._

## Origin

The word is probably a variant of "spume," meaning "foam."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/spoom (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).