Meanings
nounchewing gum (countable and uncountable, plural chewing gums)
plural chewing gums · alternative dated chewing-gum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA flavoured preparation of chicle or synthetic rubber, made for chewing, commonly used for freshening breath, stress relief, and cognitive focus.
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Translations
Arabic عِلْكَة, لُبَان
- عِلْكَة (ʕilka)flavoured preparation for chewing
- لُبَان (lubān)flavoured preparation for chewing
Basque txikle, txingoma
- txikleflavoured preparation for chewing
- txingomaflavoured preparation for chewing
- gomagoxoflavoured preparation for chewing
Bengali চ্যুইং গাম
- চ্যুইং গাম (cuiṅ gam)flavoured preparation for chewing
Brazilian Portuguese chiclete, goma de mascar
- chicleteflavoured preparation for chewing
- goma de mascarflavoured preparation for chewing
Bulgarian дъ́вка
- дъ́вка (dắvka)flavoured preparation for chewing
Catalan xiclet
- xicletflavoured preparation for chewing
Chinese Cantonese 香口膠 /香口胶
- 香口膠 /香口胶 (hoeng¹ hau² gaau¹)flavoured preparation for chewing
Chinese Mandarin 口香糖
- 口香糖 (kǒuxiāngtáng)flavoured preparation for chewing
Czech žvýkačka
- žvýkačkaflavoured preparation for chewing
Danish tyggegummi
- tyggegummiflavoured preparation for chewing
Dutch kauwgom
- kauwgomflavoured preparation for chewing
Esperanto maĉaĵo, maĉgumo
- maĉaĵoflavoured preparation for chewing
- maĉgumoflavoured preparation for chewing
Estonian närimiskumm
- närimiskummflavoured preparation for chewing
European Portuguese chicla, pastilha elástica
- chiclaflavoured preparation for chewing
- pastilha elásticaflavoured preparation for chewing
- chicleteflavoured preparation for chewing
- gamaflavoured preparation for chewing
Finnish purukumi
- purukumiflavoured preparation for chewing
French chewing-gum, gomme à mâcher
- chewing-gumflavoured preparation for chewing
- gomme à mâcherflavoured preparation for chewing
- chiclette f or chicletflavoured preparation for chewing
German Kaugummi
- Kaugummiflavoured preparation for chewing
Greek τσίχλα, μαστίχα
- τσίχλα (tsíchla)flavoured preparation for chewing
- μαστίχα (mastícha)flavoured preparation for chewing
Hebrew גּוּמִי לְעִיסָה, מַסְטִיק
- גּוּמִי לְעִיסָה (gumi le'isa)flavoured preparation for chewing
- מַסְטִיק (mástik)flavoured preparation for chewing
Hindi चूइंग गम, जुगल
- चूइंग गम (cūiṅg gam)flavoured preparation for chewing
- जुगल (jugal)flavoured preparation for chewing
Hungarian rágógumi
- rágógumiflavoured preparation for chewing
Icelandic tyggigúmmí, tyggjó
- tyggigúmmíflavoured preparation for chewing
- tyggjóflavoured preparation for chewing
- jórtúrleðurflavoured preparation for chewing
Indonesian permen karet
- permen karetflavoured preparation for chewing
Irish guma coganta, guma
- guma cogantaflavoured preparation for chewing
- gumaflavoured preparation for chewing
Italian gomma da masticare
- gomma da masticareflavoured preparation for chewing
Japanese チューインガム, ガム
- チューインガム (chūingamu)flavoured preparation for chewing
- ガム (gamu)flavoured preparation for chewing
Korean 껌, 츄잉껌
- 껌 (kkeom)flavoured preparation for chewing
- 츄잉껌 (chu'ingkkeom)flavoured preparation for chewing
Latvian košļājamā gumija
- košļājamā gumijaflavoured preparation for chewing
Lithuanian kramtomoji guma
- kramtomoji gumaflavoured preparation for chewing
Malay gula-gula getah
- gula-gula getahflavoured preparation for chewing
Māori pia ngau (ngau)
- pia ngau (ngau)flavoured preparation for chewing
Norwegian Bokmål tyggegummi, tyggis
- tyggegummiflavoured preparation for chewing
- tyggisflavoured preparation for chewing
Polish guma, guma do żucia
- gumaflavoured preparation for chewing
- guma do żuciaflavoured preparation for chewing
Portuguese chuinga
- chuingaflavoured preparation for chewing
Romanian gumă de mestecat
- gumă de mestecatflavoured preparation for chewing
Russian жева́тельная рези́нка, жва́чка
- жева́тельная рези́нка (ževátelʹnaja rezínka)flavoured preparation for chewing
- жва́чка (žváčka)flavoured preparation for chewing
- жева́чка (ževáčka)flavoured preparation for chewing
Slovak žuvačka
- žuvačkaflavoured preparation for chewing
Spanish chicle
- chicleflavoured preparation for chewing
Swahili bigijii, chingamu
- bigijiiflavoured preparation for chewing
- chingamuflavoured preparation for chewing
Swedish tuggummi
- tuggummiflavoured preparation for chewing
Tagalog tsiklet
- tsikletflavoured preparation for chewing
Thai หมากฝรั่ง
- หมากฝรั่ง (màak-fà-ràng)flavoured preparation for chewing
Turkish sakız, ciklet
- sakızflavoured preparation for chewing
- cikletflavoured preparation for chewing
Ukrainian жува́льна гу́мка, жва́чка
- жува́льна гу́мка (žuválʹna húmka)flavoured preparation for chewing
- жва́чка (žváčka)flavoured preparation for chewing
- жу́йка (žújka)flavoured preparation for chewing
- жува́чка (žuváčka)flavoured preparation for chewing
Urdu چُوئِن٘گ گَم
- چُوئِن٘گ گَم (cūiṅg gam)flavoured preparation for chewing
Vietnamese kẹo cao su
- kẹo cao suflavoured preparation for chewing
Welsh gwm cnoi
- gwm cnoiflavoured preparation for chewing
Yiddish קײַגומע, קײַגומי
- קײַגומע (kaygume)flavoured preparation for chewing
- קײַגומי (kaygumi)flavoured preparation for chewing
Cite this entry
APA
chewing gum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chewing%20gum
MLA
“chewing gum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chewing%20gum. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chewing gum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chewing%20gum.
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