goma-arábica

Portuguese

Etymology

From goma (“gum”) +‎ arábica (“Arabic”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡõ.mɐ.aˈɾa.bi.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɡo.ma.aˈɾa.bi.ka/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɡo.mɐ.ɐˈɾa.bi.kɐ/ [ˌɡo.mɐ.ɐˈɾa.βi.kɐ]

Hyphenation: go‧ma‧-a‧rá‧bi‧ca

Noun

goma-arábica f (usually uncountable, plural gomas-arábicas)

gum arabic (a substance extracted from acacia trees)

Further reading

“goma-arábica”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“goma-arábica”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026