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German
Etymology
From Middle High German gaume, from Old High German goumo, from Proto-Germanic *gaumô, alternative form of *gōmô (whence Old High German guomo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡaʊ̯mən/, ,
- Hyphenation: Gau‧men
Noun
Gaumen m (strong, genitive Gaumens, plural Gaumen)
- palate (roof of the mouth)
- (figurative) the sense of taste
- Synonyms: Geschmack, Geschmackssinn
- (obsolete) oral cavity
- Synonym: Mundhöhle
Declension
Further reading
- “Gaumen” in Duden online
- “Gaumen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache