gumboots

gum·boot

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [guhm-boot]
- /ˈgʌmˌbut/
- /ˈɡʌm.buːts/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [guhm-boot]
- /ˈgʌmˌbut/

Definitions of gumboots word

noun gumboots a rubber boot. 1
noun gumboots Plural form of gumboot. 1
noun gumboots plural of gumboot. 0

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Origin of gumboots

First appearance:

before 1840

One of the 33% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1840-50; gum1 + boot1

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Parts of speech for Gumboots

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Gumboots

gumboots popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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