קײַגומע

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Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

קײַען (kayen) +‎ גומע (gume). Compare German Kaugummi.

Pronunciation

Noun

קײַגומע (kaygumef

  1. chewing gum

References

  • Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קײַגומע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
  • Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “chewing gum”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN