gomme
See also: gommé
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgomme f (plural gommes)
- gum (adhesive on an envelope)
- rubber
- natural rubber
- synthetic rubber
- (writing) eraser, rubber
- (automotive) tire rubber, tyre compound, vulcanized rubber
- (North America) gum, chewing gum
- Synonyms: chewing-gum, (Belgium, Switzerland) chiclette
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → Vietnamese: gôm
Verb
editgomme
- inflection of gommer:
Further reading
edit- “gomme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editNoun
editgomme f
Anagrams
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old English guma.
Noun
editgomme
- Alternative form of gome (“man”)
Etymology 2
editFrom Old English gōma.
Noun
editgomme
- Alternative form of gome (“gum”)
Etymology 3
editFrom Anglo-Norman gome.
Noun
editgomme
- Alternative form of gumme
Norwegian Bokmål
editNoun
editgomme m (definite singular gommen, indefinite plural gommer, definite plural gommene)
- A yellow-brownish Norwegian spread made from boiled milk, cream, sugar, and sometimes eggs.
See also
edit- gumme (Nynorsk)
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