goma

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rubber

∗ noun

goma
feminine noun
1gum (sustancia)
  • goma arábiga -> gum arabic
  • goma de mascar -> chewing gum
2rubber band (tira elástica), elastic band (British)
  • goma elástica -> elastic
3rubber (caucho)
  • goma espuma -> foam rubber
  • goma de borrar -> eraser, rubber (British)
4rubber (informal) (preservativo)

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goma [go’-mah]
noun
1Gum. (f)
2Rubber. (f)
3Rubber band. (f)
  • Goma araábiga -> arabic gum
  • Goma de borrar -> eraser
  • goma elástica -> rubber

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goma
sustantivo:femenino
1 (sustancia) (Botánica) gum; (caucho) rubber
unos guantes de goma a pair of rubber gloves
goma 2 plastic explosive
goma arábiga gum arabic
goma de mascar chewing gum
goma de pegar gum; glue
goma espuma goma espumosa foam rubber
2 (banda) (para el pelo, papeles, paquetes) rubber band; elastic band; (en costura) elastic; (tira) piece of elastic; length of elastic
jugar saltar a la gomao to skip with a long elastic; (with a long elastic)
"Antes de operarme -dice Beatriz-, en el colegio no podía correr, ni [saltar a la goma,] y en el recreo solo podía dar a la comba.
3 (also goma de borrar) rubber; eraser
4 (S. Cone) (Automóviles) tyre; tire; (EEUU)
5 (familiar) (preservativo) condom; sheath
6 (muy_familiar) (droga) hash; (familiar) pot; (muy_familiar) [de calidad] good hash; (familiar) good pot; (muy_familiar)
7 (Latinoamérica) [de zapato] rubber overshoe
8 (muy_familiar) [de policía] truncheon
9 (Centroamérica) (familiar) (resaca) hangover
estar de goma to have a hangover

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