gomme

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

• IPA^(key): /ɡɔm/

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gomme f (plural gommes)

1. rubber, eraser
2. (Canada, Louisiana) gum, chewing gum
3. gum (adhesive on an envelope)

• gommer

gomme

1. first-person singular present indicative of gommer
2. third-person singular present indicative of gommer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of gommer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of gommer
5. second-person singular imperative of gommer

• “gomme” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

gomme f

1. plural of gomma

• gemmo, gemmò

From Old English guma.

gomme

1. Alternative form of gome (“man”)

From Old English gōma.

gomme

1. Alternative form of gome (“gum”)

From Anglo-Norman gome.

gomme

1. Alternative form of gumme

gomme m

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