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Italian word
gomma
rubber, tyre (car), eraser (pencil eraser)
Looks like
gum
chewing gum; the flesh around teeth
⚠️ The trap
Gomma is a versatile word: rubber material, car tyre, or pencil eraser. Chewing gum in Italian is 'gomma da masticare' — but saying just 'gomma' to a child means eraser, and to a mechanic means tyre.
To say "chewing gum; the flesh around teeth" in Italian:
gomma covers rubber, tyre, and eraser; gomma da masticare for chewing gum
"gomma" in English means:
rubber, tyre (car), eraser (pencil eraser)
Example
"Ho bucato una gomma."
"I got a flat tyre."
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