gomme

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡɔm/
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Noun

gomme f (plural gommes)

  1. gum (adhesive on an envelope)
  2. rubber
    1. natural rubber
    2. synthetic rubber
    3. (writing) eraser, rubber
    4. (automotive) tire rubber, tyre compound, vulcanized rubber
  3. (North America) gum, chewing gum
    Synonyms: chewing-gum, (Belgium, Switzerland) chiclette

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Vietnamese: gôm

Verb

gomme

  1. inflection of gommer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Italian

Noun

gomme f

  1. plural of gomma

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English guma.

Noun

gomme

  1. Alternative form of gome (“man”)

Etymology 2

From Old English gōma.

Noun

gomme

  1. Alternative form of gome (“gum”)

Etymology 3

From Anglo-Norman gome.

Noun

gomme

  1. Alternative form of gumme

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

gomme m (definite singular gommen, indefinite plural gommer, definite plural gommene)

  1. A yellow-brownish Norwegian spread made from boiled milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.

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