goma
Meanings
Noun
1. rubber (substance, material)
a. rubber tree (botany, Bolivia)
b. teether (Bolivia)
c. condom
d. tire
e. boob; tit (Rioplatense, Chile, vulgar, chiefly in the plural)
2. gum (substance exuded by certain plants) (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba, Andes Mountains, Guatemala, Panama, Uruguay)
a. glue (Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Cuba, Andes Mountains, Guatemala, Panama, Uruguay)
3. hair tie, ponytail holder, ponytailer, hair elastic, bobble, hair boble (Spain)
4. home plate (Mexico, Nicaragua, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Venezuela)
5. obsession (Colombia, Eastern Venezuela)
6. spanking (Peru, Chile)
7. airbag (Bolivia)
8. A promiscuous woman. (Bolivia, vulgar)
9. illicit pills (Chile, slang)
10. the freshness of freshly-washed clothing (El Salvador)
11. physical discomfort (Paraguay)
Examples13
¿Me dejáis la goma?
May I borrow your eraser?
¿Me dejas la goma?
May I borrow your eraser?
¿Me dejan la goma?
May I borrow your eraser?
¿Me deja la goma?
May I borrow your eraser?
En el aula hay muchas gomas de borrar olvidadas.
There are a lot of forgotten erasers in the classroom.
¿Dónde está el pato de goma?
Where is the rubber duck?