rubber

la goma

rubber(

ruh

buhr

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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

1. (material)

a. la goma

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Many useful things are made out of rubber.Muchas cosas útiles están hechas de goma.

b. el caucho

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

We source the rubber for our tires from plantations in Africa.Obtenemos el caucho para los neumáticos de plantaciones en África.

c. el hule

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Local farmers harvest rubber as their main source of income.Los agricultores locales cosechan hule como su principal fuente de ingresos.

2. (eraser)

Regionalism used in the United Kingdom

(United Kingdom)

a. la goma

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

My pencil's rubber is worn down.La goma de mi lápiz está desgastada.

b. el borrador

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

I need a rubber to rub out this mistake.Necesito un borrador para borrar este error.

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

(condom)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. la goma

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).

(colloquial)

Forget it! I'm not doing it without a rubber.¡Olvídate! Sin goma no lo hago.

b. el preservativo

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Be safe and use a rubber.Cuídate y usa un preservativo.

Examples

Phrases

rubber band	la goma
rubber duck	el patito de goma
rubber stamp	el sello
hard rubber	la ebonita
rubber boots	las botas de goma
foam rubber	la goma espuma
rubber tree	el caucho
rubber glove	el guante de goma