קײַגומע

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• קײַגומי m (kaygumi)

Etymology

קײַען (kayen) +‎ גומע (gume). Compare German Kaugummi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪ̯ɡʊmə/

Noun

קײַגומע • (kaygume) f

1. chewing gum

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קײַגומע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “chewing gum”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN