noun, feminine/ɡɔm/plural: gommes
gum (adhesive on an envelope); rubber; gum, chewing gum
Synonyms: chewing-gum, chiclette
Borrowed from Late Latin gumma, from Latin cummi, gummi, from Ancient Greek κόμμι (kómmi), from Egyptian qmy (“anointing oil”), qmyt (“acanthus resin, gum”).