goma

/ˈɡoma/, [ˈɡo.ma]

gum, rubber

Noun goma f (plural gomas)

rubber (substance, material)
gum (substance exuded by certain plants)
(Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Panama, Peru, Uruguay) glue
rubber band
rubber (UK), eraser (North America)
chewing gum
condom
(Central America) hangover (illness caused by a previous bout of heavy drinking)
(Spain) drunkenness
(Argentina, Chile, vulgar, in the plural) women’s breast

Examples

¿Me dejan la goma?

May I borrow your eraser?

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Se me ponchó una goma.

I have a flat tire.

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¿Me dejas la goma?

May I borrow your eraser?

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Tiene una goma horrible.

He has a terrible hangover.

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¿Tienes algo de goma de mascar?

Do you have any gum?

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Una pelota de goma rebota porque es elástica.

A rubber ball bounces because it is elastic.

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¿Me dejáis la goma?

May I borrow your eraser?

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¿Me deja la goma?

May I borrow your eraser?

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Tom se puso guantes de goma para no dejar huella.

Tom put on some rubber gloves so he wouldn't leave fingerprints.

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Soy alérgico a la goma sintética.

I'm allergic to synthetic rubber.

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