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French

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Descendants

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Verb

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gomme

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

Further reading

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Italian

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Noun

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gomme f

  1. plural of gomma

Anagrams

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Middle English

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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gomme

  1. alternative form of gome (man)

Etymology 2

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Noun

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gomme

  1. alternative form of gome (gum)

Etymology 3

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Noun

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gomme

  1. alternative form of gumme

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Bokmål Wikipedia has an article on:
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Noun

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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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